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 8

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Ward		 Average Low High
Population        
Population, 1980 93,358 79,791 63,391 93,358
Population, 1990 83,194 75,863 65,638 83,198
Population, 2000 70,915 71,507 68,087 75,001
Population, 2005-09 72,591 73,554 69,288 77,411
Population, 2010 70,712 75,215 70,712 79,915
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -11 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -15 -5.7 -15 4.9
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 2.4 2.9 -3.1 9.7
% change population, 2000 to 2010 -0.3 5.2 -0.3 16
% children, 1980 37 22 10 37
% children, 1990 32 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 36 20 7.8 36
% children, 2005-09 33 19 7.1 33
% children, 2010 30 17 5.8 30
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -21 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -5.7 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -4.5 -0.3 -15 42
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -16 -12 -31 16
% foreign born, 1980 1.9 6.4 1.6 14
% foreign born, 1990 1.5 9.7 1.2 23
% foreign born, 2000 2.0 13 1.4 29
% foreign born, 2005-09 2.5 13 2.5 25
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 51 53 36 66
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 52 50 32 62
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 91 65 4.9 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 93 61 6.2 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 94 55 5.3 96
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 94 51 5.6 96
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 6.6 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 5.1 28 1.2 80
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 3.4 32 1.6 78
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 3.3 35 1.4 78
% Hispanic, 1990 1.1 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 1.3 7.9 0.8 25
% Hispanic, 2005-09 1.7 8.5 1.7 22
% Hispanic, 2010 1.8 9.1 1.8 21
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.5 1.8 0.2 5.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.7 3.0 0.3 8.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 0.3 3.0 0.3 7.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 0.5 4.2 0.2 10.0
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 27 19 7.7 27
Poverty rate (%), 1990 27 17 6.5 27
Poverty rate (%), 2000 36 20 7.5 36
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 35 18 6.9 35
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 10 6.8 3.0 10
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 13 7.2 2.4 13
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 22 11 6.6 22
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 17 9.2 3.4 19
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 57 59 54 65
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 56 62 53 69
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 45 57 45 66
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 47 60 47 71
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 41 33 9.7 42
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 39 27 5.8 39
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 34 22 4.0 34
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 21 15 3.4 21
% female-headed families with children, 1990 67 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 68 52 12 68
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 74 53 12 77
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 95 97 95 99
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 93 95 93 97
% HHs with a car, 2000 53 63 52 80
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 52 64 52 79
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 38 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 47 32 2.9 47
% children in poverty, 2005-09 48 29 3.1 48
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 16 13 5.2 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 16 13 6.7 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 16 12 7.4 16
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 15 12 6.4 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 15 12 6.9 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 14 11 5.7 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 14 11 5.2 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 12 11 7.5 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 15 11 8.4 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 14 11 7.0 14
% births to teen mothers, 1998 21 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 1999 21 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 2000 20 14 0.9 20
% births to teen mothers, 2001 18 13 1.0 20
% births to teen mothers, 2002 19 13 0.5 19
% births to teen mothers, 2003 18 11 0.3 19
% births to teen mothers, 2004 16 11 0.9 18
% births to teen mothers, 2005 17 11 0.2 18
% births to teen mothers, 2006 18 12 0.3 20
% births to teen mothers, 2007 20 12 1.3 20
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 46,902 77,355 46,902 154,296
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 48,448 93,288 48,448 217,404
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 46,108 102,342 46,108 245,685
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 44,076 115,016 44,076 257,386
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 3.3 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 -4.8 9.7 -4.8 21
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 -4.4 12 -7.2 37
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 24,389 10,064 219 24,389
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 22,637 9,540 190 22,637
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 23,226 9,770 202 23,226
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 25,037 10,612 195 25,037
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 26,167 11,253 231 26,167
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 26,235 11,507 239 26,235
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 25,976 11,351 262 25,976
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 26,092 11,174 238 26,092
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 27,515 11,636 237 27,515
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 31,570 13,452 331 31,570
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 35,423 15,280 412 35,423
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 20,413 7,362 45 20,413
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 18,019 6,405 44 18,019
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 16,230 5,822 42 16,230
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 15,982 5,793 42 15,982
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 16,127 5,883 50 16,127
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 16,550 5,918 38 16,550
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 16,849 6,118 41 16,849
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 16,300 6,008 36 16,300
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 14,977 5,574 36 14,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 14,625 5,294 35 14,625
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 14,981 5,287 34 14,981
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 16,053 5,642 43 16,053
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 16,386 5,807 47 16,386
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 30,044 31,643 29,914 34,509
Occupied housing units, 1990 27,775 31,204 27,775 35,873
Occupied housing units, 2000 25,063 31,042 25,063 36,849
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 25,917 31,340 25,917 35,607
Occupied housing units, 2010 26,742 33,338 26,742 40,362
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 7.0 6.0 2.9 9.0
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 13 8.0 4.6 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 11 6.2 2.2 11
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 6.9 5.9 3.8 8.2
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 17 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 18 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 22 41 22 61
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 24 45 24 63
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 141 388 141 625
Number of sales, 1996 174 428 174 644
Number of sales, 1997 177 494 177 764
Number of sales, 1998 260 665 260 1,005
Number of sales, 1999 266 635 266 949
Number of sales, 2000 256 522 256 736
Number of sales, 2001 225 527 225 806
Number of sales, 2002 239 527 239 781
Number of sales, 2003 196 521 196 747
Number of sales, 2004 295 591 295 953
Number of sales, 2005 281 549 270 846
Number of sales, 2006 320 451 221 717
Number of sales, 2007 209 383 182 561
Number of sales, 2008 176 274 171 416
Number of sales, 2009 80 266 80 434
Number of sales, 2010 113 307 113 492
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 120,000 223,000 120,000 451,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 113,000 213,000 113,000 434,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 107,000 221,000 107,000 448,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 104,000 226,000 104,000 468,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 115,000 241,000 111,000 518,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 122,000 268,000 120,000 576,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 134,000 318,000 134,000 677,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 152,000 364,000 142,000 753,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 160,000 401,000 160,000 811,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 177,000 464,000 177,000 895,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 229,000 551,000 229,000 1,023,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 282,000 568,000 281,000 973,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 300,000 570,000 289,000 954,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 300,000 567,000 300,000 1,074,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 244,000 535,000 244,000 986,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 225,000 527,000 225,000 925,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 6.3 7.0 4.3 11
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -0.3 -0.9 -2.2 0.3
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 -7.8 -1.6 -17 11
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 12 39 12 75
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 15 53 15 99
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 23 59 23 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 26 61 26 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 33 63 26 110
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 36 67 29 124
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 35 71 34 130
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 45 88 45 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 60 102 60 185
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 82 94 69 160
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 37,951 77,757 37,951 139,121
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 44,993 78,350 44,993 140,461
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 45,177 77,878 45,177 141,489
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 40,469 86,060 40,469 152,251
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 50,236 92,241 50,236 160,749
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 50,033 93,554 50,033 166,675
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 48,040 95,125 48,040 149,391
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 61,435 106,713 61,435 172,352
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 71,344 115,719 71,344 166,973
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 75,573 122,680 75,573 183,900
% subprime loans, 1997 12 3.9 1.0 18
% subprime loans, 1998 35 5.9 0.8 35
% subprime loans, 1999 27 4.5 0.9 27
% subprime loans, 2000 19 5.1 2.3 19
% subprime loans, 2001 8.8 3.1 1.4 8.8
% subprime loans, 2002 7.9 2.8 1.1 7.9
% subprime loans, 2003 8.6 3.6 0.8 10
% subprime loans, 2004 11 5.3 1.2 14
% subprime loans, 2005 24 10 1.4 24
% subprime loans, 2006 16 8.7 1.1 20
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 23 15 2.5 23
Violent crimes, 2001 23 15 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 23 15 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 23 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 19 14 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2005 20 14 1.8 20
Violent crimes, 2006 19 13 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2007 22 14 1.7 22
Violent crimes, 2008 21 13 1.5 21
Violent crimes, 2009 20 13 1.7 20
Violent crimes, 2010 20 12 1.6 20
Property crimes, 2000 34 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 38 56 28 105
Property crimes, 2002 39 54 25 96
Property crimes, 2003 39 54 28 85
Property crimes, 2004 35 47 25 74
Property crimes, 2005 34 43 21 70
Property crimes, 2006 35 42 19 68
Property crimes, 2007 43 45 21 70
Property crimes, 2008 42 46 23 74
Property crimes, 2009 42 44 24 71
Property crimes, 2010 41 40 22 60

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised September 7, 2011).
 
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