DC Ward 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  
 
Sources and Notes
 
Ward 4

  All Wards in D.C.
This
Ward		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 83,237 79,791 63,391 93,358
Population, 1990 78,010 75,863 65,638 83,198
Population, 2000 75,001 71,507 68,087 75,001
% change population, 1980-1990 -6.3 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990-2000 -3.9 -5.7 -15 4.9
% children, 1980 21 22 10 37
% children, 1990 19 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 20 20 7.8 36
% change child population, 1980-1990 -18 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990-2000 5.5 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% foreign born, 1980 6.4 6.4 1.6 14
% foreign born, 1990 10 9.7 1.2 23
% foreign born, 2000 18 13 1.4 29
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 66 53 36 66
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 62 50 32 62
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 79 65 4.9 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 71 61 6.2 97
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 15 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 15 28 1.2 80
% Hispanic, 1990 4.2 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 12 7.9 0.8 25
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.9 1.8 0.2 5.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 1.4 3.0 0.3 8.0
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 9.0 19 7.7 27
Poverty rate (%), 1990 8.2 17 6.5 27
Poverty rate (%), 2000 12 20 7.5 36
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 5.5 6.8 3.0 10
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 6.2 7.2 2.4 13
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 6.6 11 6.6 22
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 60 59 54 65
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 63 62 53 69
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 56 57 45 66
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 30 33 9.7 42
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 25 27 5.8 39
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 22 22 4.0 34
% female-headed families with children, 1990 45 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 40 52 12 68
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 98 97 95 99
% HHs with a car, 2000 73 63 52 80
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 8.9 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 16 32 2.9 47
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 13 13 5.2 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 12 13 6.7 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 9.6 12 7.4 16
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 9.9 12 6.4 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 11 12 6.9 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 11 11 5.7 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 8.6 11 5.2 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 11 11 7.5 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 9.8 11 8.4 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 9.7 11 7.0 14
% births to teen mothers, 1998 14 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 1999 11 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 2000 11 14 0.9 20
% births to teen mothers, 2001 11 13 1.0 20
% births to teen mothers, 2002 11 13 0.5 19
% births to teen mothers, 2003 9.6 11 0.3 19
% births to teen mothers, 2004 10 11 0.9 18
% births to teen mothers, 2005 8.9 11 0.2 18
% births to teen mothers, 2006 10.0 12 0.3 20
% births to teen mothers, 2007 9.4 12 1.3 20
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 71,568 59,101 35,834 117,886
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 76,805 71,274 37,016 166,102
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 81,500 78,192 35,228 187,709
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 7.3 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 6.1 9.7 -4.8 21
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 6,047 10,064 219 24,389
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 5,585 9,540 190 22,637
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 5,506 9,770 202 23,226
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 6,136 10,612 195 25,037
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 6,713 11,253 231 26,167
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 7,081 11,507 239 26,235
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 7,383 11,351 262 25,976
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 7,364 11,174 238 26,092
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 7,961 11,636 237 27,515
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 10,217 13,452 331 31,570
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 4,182 7,362 45 20,413
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 3,540 6,405 44 18,019
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 3,219 5,822 42 16,230
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 3,096 5,793 42 15,982
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 3,203 5,883 50 16,127
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 3,196 5,918 38 16,550
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 3,365 6,118 41 16,849
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 3,398 6,008 36 16,300
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 3,316 5,574 36 14,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 3,037 5,294 35 14,625
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 3,175 5,287 34 14,981
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 3,608 5,642 43 16,053
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 30,624 31,643 29,914 34,509
Occupied housing units, 1990 29,829 31,204 27,775 35,873
Occupied housing units, 2000 29,195 31,042 25,063 36,849
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.9 6.0 2.9 9.0
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.9 8.0 4.6 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 6.7 6.2 2.2 11
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 58 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 60 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 61 41 22 61
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 625 389 141 625
Number of sales, 1996 645 429 174 645
Number of sales, 1997 763 495 177 763
Number of sales, 1998 1,004 667 260 1,004
Number of sales, 1999 950 637 267 950
Number of sales, 2000 734 524 256 744
Number of sales, 2001 753 528 225 810
Number of sales, 2002 779 528 239 779
Number of sales, 2003 746 522 196 746
Number of sales, 2004 952 592 295 952
Number of sales, 2005 841 550 273 841
Number of sales, 2006 717 451 222 717
Number of sales, 2007 561 386 190 561
Number of sales, 2008 359 274 170 416
Number of sales, 2009 424 289 99 437
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 183,000 220,000 118,000 444,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 178,000 209,000 111,000 427,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 181,000 217,000 106,000 441,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 177,000 223,000 102,000 461,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 184,000 237,000 109,000 510,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 196,000 265,000 118,000 567,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 212,000 313,000 132,000 666,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 273,000 359,000 140,000 741,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 338,000 395,000 157,000 798,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 380,000 457,000 174,000 880,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 462,000 542,000 225,000 1,005,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 492,000 561,000 277,000 958,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 502,000 561,000 285,000 931,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 474,000 558,000 295,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 435,000 501,000 215,000 930,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 9.0 7.8 5.5 12
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 2.7 1.8 -0.2 5.7
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -8.4 -10 -27 -0.2
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 35 39 12 75
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 43 53 15 99
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 47 59 23 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 46 61 26 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 47 63 26 110
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 48 67 29 124
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 50 71 34 130
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 64 88 45 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 73 102 60 185
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 70 94 69 160
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 78,526 72,808 35,536 130,266
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 73,955 73,363 42,130 131,521
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 80,858 72,922 42,302 132,484
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 82,627 80,583 37,894 142,561
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 88,306 86,370 47,039 150,518
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 91,550 87,600 46,849 156,067
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 101,758 89,071 44,983 139,883
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 106,403 99,921 57,525 161,383
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 125,315 108,354 66,803 156,346
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 124,234 114,872 70,763 172,196
% subprime loans, 1997 3.9 3.9 1.0 18
% subprime loans, 1998 6.7 5.9 0.8 35
% subprime loans, 1999 6.1 4.5 0.9 27
% subprime loans, 2000 7.0 5.1 2.3 19
% subprime loans, 2001 3.8 3.1 1.4 8.8
% subprime loans, 2002 3.2 2.8 1.1 7.9
% subprime loans, 2003 5.4 3.6 0.8 10
% subprime loans, 2004 7.8 5.3 1.2 14
% subprime loans, 2005 16 10 1.4 24
% subprime loans, 2006 14 8.7 1.1 20
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 9.1 15 2.5 23
Violent crimes, 2001 7.7 16 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 9.8 16 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 12 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 11 14 1.9 19
Violent crimes, 2005 10 14 1.8 20
Violent crimes, 2006 9.9 14 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2007 12 14 1.7 22
Property crimes, 2000 37 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 37 56 28 106
Property crimes, 2002 42 55 26 99
Property crimes, 2003 38 55 28 89
Property crimes, 2004 33 48 25 79
Property crimes, 2005 32 44 22 75
Property crimes, 2006 27 43 20 75
Property crimes, 2007 32 48 22 80

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