DC PSA Profile
Population Public Assistance
Population by Race/Ethnicity Housing Conditions
Family Risk Factors Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Isolation Indicators Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Child Well-Being Indicators Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Income Conditions  
 
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PSA 603

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PSA		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 15,043 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 13,193 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 11,726 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -12 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -11 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 27 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 24 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 27 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -22 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -2.8 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 1.1 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 0.5 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 1.5 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 64 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 57 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 98 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 0.6 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.5 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 1.0 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 1.1 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.3 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.2 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 20 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 19 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 24 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 8.0 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 7.7 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 13 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 60 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 59 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 47 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 43 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 37 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 29 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 65 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 75 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 96 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 57 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 29 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 35 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 15 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 15 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 16 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 14 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 12 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 15 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 13 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 15 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 11 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 14 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 22 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 19 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 16 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 18 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 18 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 22 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 20 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 16 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 20 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 16 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 41,591 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 42,310 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 37,896 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 1.7 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -10 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 2,786 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 2,808 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 2,831 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 3,053 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 3,348 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 3,430 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 3,597 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 3,532 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 3,813 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 4,538 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,751 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 1,647 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 1,756 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 1,815 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,820 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,731 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,867 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,863 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,801 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,715 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 1,732 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 1,976 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 6,241 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 5,763 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 5,220 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.7 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 6.8 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 7.1 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 28 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 32 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 32 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 47 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 57 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 46 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 56 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 69 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 49 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 56 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 64 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 46 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 70 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 74 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 51 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 45 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 21 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 22 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 120,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 114,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 114,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 100,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 103,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 110,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 133,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 148,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 154,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 174,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 220,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 266,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 264,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 224,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 205,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 7.1 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 3.3 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -8.6 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 13 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 14 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 24 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 29 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 27 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 25 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 29 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 70 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 66 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 46 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 42,327 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 42,941 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 37,671 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 42,377 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 46,096 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 50,501 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 49,093 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 49,929 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 62,190 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 62,877 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 2.4 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 27 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 32 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 26 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 5.7 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 8.6 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 12 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 14 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 18 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 20 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 23 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 24 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 20 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 22 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 21 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 18 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 17 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 19 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 52 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 54 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 58 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 61 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 48 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 39 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 34 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 40 48 3.1 235

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised April 22, 2010).
 
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