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  
 
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Ward 6

  All Wards in D.C.
This
Ward		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 77,312 79,791 63,391 93,358
Population, 1990 72,486 75,863 65,638 83,198
Population, 2000 68,087 71,507 68,087 75,001
% change population, 1980-1990 -6.2 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990-2000 -6.1 -5.7 -15 4.9
% children, 1980 21 22 10 37
% children, 1990 16 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 17 20 7.8 36
% change child population, 1980-1990 -26 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990-2000 -0.4 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% foreign born, 1980 3.4 6.4 1.6 14
% foreign born, 1990 5.0 9.7 1.2 23
% foreign born, 2000 6.7 13 1.4 29
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 49 53 36 66
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 48 50 32 62
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 65 65 4.9 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 63 61 6.2 97
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 31 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 30 28 1.2 80
% Hispanic, 1990 1.9 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 3.2 7.9 0.8 25
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.6 1.8 0.2 5.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 2.5 3.0 0.3 8.0
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 22 19 7.7 27
Poverty rate (%), 1990 19 17 6.5 27
Poverty rate (%), 2000 21 20 7.5 36
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 7.6 6.8 3.0 10
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 8.2 7.2 2.4 13
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 9.6 11 6.6 22
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 59 59 54 65
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 62 62 53 69
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 58 57 45 66
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 38 33 9.7 42
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 27 27 5.8 39
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 21 22 4.0 34
% female-headed families with children, 1990 57 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 60 52 12 68
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 97 97 95 99
% HHs with a car, 2000 63 63 52 80
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 29 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 36 32 2.9 47
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 14 13 5.2 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 14 13 6.7 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 11 12 7.4 16
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 14 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 11 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 9.7 11 8.4 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 11 11 7.0 14
% births to teen mothers, 1998 14 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 1999 14 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 2000 14 14 0.9 20
% births to teen mothers, 2001 12 13 1.0 20
% births to teen mothers, 2002 11 13 0.5 19
% births to teen mothers, 2003 11 11 0.3 19
% births to teen mothers, 2004 11 11 0.9 18
% births to teen mothers, 2005 9.4 11 0.2 18
% births to teen mothers, 2006 9.2 12 0.3 20
% births to teen mothers, 2007 8.0 12 1.3 20
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 53,094 59,101 35,834 117,886
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 65,969 71,274 37,016 166,102
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 67,454 78,192 35,228 187,709
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 24 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 2.3 9.7 -4.8 21
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 11,922 10,064 219 24,389
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 11,112 9,540 190 22,637
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 11,577 9,770 202 23,226
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 13,145 10,612 195 25,037
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 13,984 11,253 231 26,167
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 13,647 11,507 239 26,235
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 12,807 11,351 262 25,976
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 12,109 11,174 238 26,092
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 12,328 11,636 237 27,515
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 13,396 13,452 331 31,570
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 7,410 7,362 45 20,413
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 6,290 6,405 44 18,019
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 5,659 5,822 42 16,230
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 5,736 5,793 42 15,982
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 5,622 5,883 50 16,127
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 5,817 5,918 38 16,550
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 5,921 6,118 41 16,849
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 5,634 6,008 36 16,300
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 4,984 5,574 36 14,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 4,458 5,294 35 14,625
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 4,085 5,287 34 14,981
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 4,042 5,642 43 16,053
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 30,823 31,643 29,914 34,509
Occupied housing units, 1990 30,209 31,204 27,775 35,873
Occupied housing units, 2000 32,028 31,042 25,063 36,849
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 7.3 6.0 2.9 9.0
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 9.2 8.0 4.6 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 5.3 6.2 2.2 11
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 36 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 40 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 41 41 22 61
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 469 389 141 625
Number of sales, 1996 564 429 174 645
Number of sales, 1997 636 495 177 763
Number of sales, 1998 868 667 260 1,004
Number of sales, 1999 877 637 267 950
Number of sales, 2000 744 524 256 744
Number of sales, 2001 810 528 225 810
Number of sales, 2002 721 528 239 779
Number of sales, 2003 694 522 196 746
Number of sales, 2004 766 592 295 952
Number of sales, 2005 786 550 273 841
Number of sales, 2006 575 451 222 717
Number of sales, 2007 480 386 190 561
Number of sales, 2008 384 274 170 416
Number of sales, 2009 437 289 99 437
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 158,000 220,000 118,000 444,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 155,000 209,000 111,000 427,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 162,000 217,000 106,000 441,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 169,000 223,000 102,000 461,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 180,000 237,000 109,000 510,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 209,000 265,000 118,000 567,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 297,000 313,000 132,000 666,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 340,000 359,000 140,000 741,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 370,000 395,000 157,000 798,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 471,000 457,000 174,000 880,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 542,000 542,000 225,000 1,005,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 559,000 561,000 277,000 958,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 543,000 561,000 285,000 931,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 518,000 558,000 295,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 506,000 501,000 215,000 930,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 11 7.8 5.5 12
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 1.5 1.8 -0.2 5.7
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -2.3 -10 -27 -0.2
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 38 39 12 75
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 58 53 15 99
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 67 59 23 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 69 61 26 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 72 63 26 110
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 75 67 29 124
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 80 71 34 130
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 107 88 45 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 131 102 60 185
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 96 94 69 160
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 67,946 72,808 35,536 130,266
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 68,055 73,363 42,130 131,521
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 71,964 72,922 42,302 132,484
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 88,331 80,583 37,894 142,561
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 96,528 86,370 47,039 150,518
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 97,515 87,600 46,849 156,067
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 89,599 89,071 44,983 139,883
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 108,500 99,921 57,525 161,383
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 122,380 108,354 66,803 156,346
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 128,623 114,872 70,763 172,196
% subprime loans, 1997 6.2 3.9 1.0 18
% subprime loans, 1998 7.5 5.9 0.8 35
% subprime loans, 1999 4.5 4.5 0.9 27
% subprime loans, 2000 5.3 5.1 2.3 19
% subprime loans, 2001 3.7 3.1 1.4 8.8
% subprime loans, 2002 2.8 2.8 1.1 7.9
% subprime loans, 2003 2.9 3.6 0.8 10
% subprime loans, 2004 3.8 5.3 1.2 14
% subprime loans, 2005 6.7 10 1.4 24
% subprime loans, 2006 6.5 8.7 1.1 20
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 20 15 2.5 23
Violent crimes, 2001 20 16 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 21 16 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 21 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 17 14 1.9 19
Violent crimes, 2005 16 14 1.8 20
Violent crimes, 2006 16 14 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2007 16 14 1.7 22
Property crimes, 2000 70 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 83 56 28 106
Property crimes, 2002 71 55 26 99
Property crimes, 2003 64 55 28 89
Property crimes, 2004 63 48 25 79
Property crimes, 2005 59 44 22 75
Property crimes, 2006 58 43 20 75
Property crimes, 2007 60 48 22 80

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