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

  All Wards in D.C.
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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
% change population, 1980-1990 -11 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990-2000 -15 -5.7 -15 4.9
% children, 1980 37 22 10 37
% children, 1990 32 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 36 20 7.8 36
% change child population, 1980-1990 -21 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990-2000 -5.7 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% 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
% 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
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 6.6 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 5.1 28 1.2 80
% Hispanic, 1990 1.1 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 1.3 7.9 0.8 25
% 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
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
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
% 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
% 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
% female-headed families with children, 1990 67 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 68 52 12 68
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 95 97 95 99
% HHs with a car, 2000 53 63 52 80
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 38 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 47 32 2.9 47
% 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
% 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
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 35,834 59,101 35,834 117,886
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 37,016 71,274 37,016 166,102
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 35,228 78,192 35,228 187,709
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 3.3 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -4.8 9.7 -4.8 21
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 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
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
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
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 17 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 18 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 22 41 22 61
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 166 437 166 692
Number of sales, 1996 182 480 182 716
Number of sales, 1997 189 532 189 802
Number of sales, 1998 270 701 270 1,049
Number of sales, 1999 285 665 285 999
Number of sales, 2000 238 505 238 718
Number of sales, 2001 254 543 254 804
Number of sales, 2002 283 563 283 819
Number of sales, 2003 205 555 205 796
Number of sales, 2004 307 617 307 991
Number of sales, 2005 281 554 278 847
Number of sales, 2006 336 457 219 719
Number of sales, 2007 213 381 192 560
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 116,000 213,000 116,000 446,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 111,000 204,000 111,000 430,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 107,000 215,000 107,000 441,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 102,000 221,000 102,000 454,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 114,000 235,000 108,000 512,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 124,000 268,000 122,000 572,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 137,000 307,000 131,000 649,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 149,000 354,000 139,000 739,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 157,000 392,000 157,000 796,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 174,000 454,000 174,000 884,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 225,000 540,000 225,000 982,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 279,000 562,000 279,000 956,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2007 295,000 560,000 281,000 928,000
% annual change median price, 1997-2007 11 10 7.6 14
% annual change median price, 2002-2007 15 9.6 4.5 16
% annual change median price, 2006-2007 5.6 -0.4 -3.7 5.6
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 (2005 $), 1997 35,536 72,808 35,536 130,266
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 42,130 73,363 42,130 131,521
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 42,302 72,922 42,302 132,484
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 37,894 80,583 37,894 142,561
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 47,039 86,370 47,039 150,518
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 46,849 87,600 46,849 156,067
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 44,983 89,071 44,983 139,883
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 57,525 99,921 57,525 161,383
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 66,803 108,354 66,803 156,346
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2006 70,763 114,872 70,763 172,196
% 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 16 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 23 16 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 23 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 19 14 1.9 19
Violent crimes, 2005 20 14 1.8 20
Violent crimes, 2006 19 14 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2007 22 14 1.7 22
Property crimes, 2000 34 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 38 56 28 106
Property crimes, 2002 39 55 26 99
Property crimes, 2003 39 55 28 89
Property crimes, 2004 35 48 25 79
Property crimes, 2005 34 44 22 75
Property crimes, 2006 35 43 20 75
Property crimes, 2007 43 48 22 80

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised January 21, 2009).
 
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