DC ZIP 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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ZIP 20016

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Population
Population, 1980 27,634 22,797 598 72,010
Population, 1990 30,712 21,675 458 61,625
Population, 2000 31,231 20,431 553 58,213
% change population, 1980-1990 11 -4.9 -31 34
% change population, 1990-2000 1.7 -5.7 -45 90
% children, 1980 13 22 0.5 40
% children, 1990 12 19 0.6 38
% children, 2000 13 20 0.0 37
% change child population, 1980-1990 3.2 -19 -87 52
% change child population, 1990-2000 12 -2.0 -100 296
% foreign born, 1980 13 6.4 1.2 38
% foreign born, 1990 19 9.7 0.9 60
% foreign born, 2000 19 13 1.1 43
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 45 53 12 69
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 45 50 1.6 65
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 4.7 65 3.3 98
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 5.9 61 4.0 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 84 27 0.7 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 80 28 0.6 84
% Hispanic, 1990 6.7 5.2 0.4 21
% Hispanic, 2000 6.8 7.9 0.7 32
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.4 1.8 0.1 64
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.1 3.0 0.3 40
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 6.8 19 3.0 28
Poverty rate (%), 1990 6.2 17 4.0 52
Poverty rate (%), 2000 6.8 20 2.5 71
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 2.8 6.8 1.0 11
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.6 7.2 1.9 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 19 11 1.7 60
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 58 59 39 79
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 66 62 32 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 59 57 31 84
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 10.0 33 5.2 56
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 5.7 27 2.6 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 3.7 22 2.2 40
% female-headed families with children, 1990 12 54 0.0 77
% female-headed families with children, 2000 12 52 0.0 76
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 94 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 84 63 24 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 2.2 25 0.6 58
% children in poverty, 2000 1.8 32 0.9 60
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 5.7 13 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 8.7 13 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 6.1 12 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 5.2 12 2.3 40
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 8.0 12 0.0 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 6.1 11 0.0 25
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 6.0 11 4.3 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 5.1 11 0.0 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 9.3 11 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 5.1 11 0.0 17
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.6 15 0.0 44
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.3 15 0.0 23
% births to teen mothers, 2000 1.3 14 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2001 0.7 13 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.9 13 0.0 33
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.3 11 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2004 1.0 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.3 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.6 12 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2007 2.0 12 0.0 20
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 124,351 59,101 35,524 131,814
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 176,227 71,274 27,127 176,227
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 200,052 78,192 30,576 200,052
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 42 21 -55 48
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 14 9.7 -66 226
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 68 2,875 6.0 14,899
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 57 2,726 17 14,301
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 60 2,791 14 14,699
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 61 3,032 13 15,453
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 71 3,215 8.0 16,425
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 75 3,288 8.0 17,169
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 72 3,243 5.0 17,694
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 63 3,193 7.0 17,332
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 71 3,325 13 17,859
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 109 3,844 9.0 20,677
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 19 2,103 0.0 12,438
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 11 1,830 0.0 10,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 16 1,663 0.0 9,769
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 16 1,655 0.0 9,742
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 20 1,681 0.0 9,711
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 16 1,691 0.0 9,863
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 20 1,748 0.0 10,314
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 12 1,716 6.0 10,233
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 10 1,593 0.0 9,630
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 7.0 1,513 6.0 9,222
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 9.0 1,511 0.0 9,274
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 10 1,612 0.0 10,092
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 12,032 9,041 139 25,720
Occupied housing units, 1990 13,324 8,916 15 23,746
Occupied housing units, 2000 13,788 8,869 30 25,054
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.4 6.0 1.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.6 8.0 3.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.4 6.2 0.0 16
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 59 35 1.4 67
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 58 39 0.9 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 61 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 260 111 0.0 424
Number of sales, 1996 265 122 0.0 457
Number of sales, 1997 339 141 0.0 528
Number of sales, 1998 400 190 0.0 774
Number of sales, 1999 388 182 0.0 764
Number of sales, 2000 277 150 0.0 622
Number of sales, 2001 275 151 0.0 625
Number of sales, 2002 308 151 0.0 621
Number of sales, 2003 327 149 0.0 607
Number of sales, 2004 271 169 0.0 720
Number of sales, 2005 295 157 0.0 728
Number of sales, 2006 202 129 0.0 529
Number of sales, 2007 251 110 0.0 424
Number of sales, 2008 215 78 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2009 204 83 0.0 332
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 459,000 204,000 113,000 507,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 438,000 185,000 111,000 498,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 441,000 186,000 106,000 548,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 461,000 200,000 103,000 591,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 534,000 214,000 102,000 690,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 584,000 272,000 106,000 685,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 654,000 291,000 121,000 874,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 751,000 329,000 131,000 894,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 787,000 348,000 150,000 961,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 877,000 452,000 170,000 1,106,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 944,000 491,000 220,000 1,175,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 936,000 496,000 266,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 930,000 491,000 277,000 1,022,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 877,000 459,000 264,000 993,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 870,000 399,000 195,000 987,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 5.0 6.4 3.6 12
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 -0.2 -2.5 -2.2 6.4
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -0.8 -13 -26 6.2
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 64 39 0.0 350
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 85 53 1.5 250
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 89 59 0.0 193
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 79 61 6.8 175
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 81 63 4.5 196
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 80 67 1.5 213
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 93 71 0.0 584
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 88 88 1.5 732
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 103 102 0.0 3,533
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 79 94 0.0 943
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 132,649 78,470 0.0 180,875
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 139,139 81,199 21,561 140,695
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 144,151 72,783 0.0 145,636
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 155,464 85,149 31,582 157,792
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 158,899 90,913 42,969 171,802
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 162,080 89,468 45,427 168,891
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 147,971 91,458 0.0 264,052
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 158,445 99,731 34,151 175,915
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 163,622 105,915 66,300 183,527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 179,605 113,881 67,516 192,365
% subprime loans, 1997 0.6 3.9 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 1998 0.7 5.9 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 1999 1.1 4.5 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 2000 3.7 5.1 0.0 27
% subprime loans, 2001 2.0 3.1 0.0 9.3
% subprime loans, 2002 1.3 2.8 0.0 11
% subprime loans, 2003 0.6 3.6 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2004 1.2 5.3 0.0 13
% subprime loans, 2005 1.6 10 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2006 1.2 8.7 0.0 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 2.4 15 0.2 94
Violent crimes, 2001 2.4 16 0.0 73
Violent crimes, 2002 2.1 16 0.0 45
Violent crimes, 2003 1.3 16 0.2 38
Violent crimes, 2004 1.4 14 0.2 39
Violent crimes, 2005 1.5 14 0.0 60
Violent crimes, 2006 1.8 14 0.0 63
Violent crimes, 2007 1.7 14 0.0 52
Property crimes, 2000 28 54 0.7 786
Property crimes, 2001 27 56 0.0 702
Property crimes, 2002 24 55 0.4 492
Property crimes, 2003 25 55 0.7 402
Property crimes, 2004 23 48 1.1 267
Property crimes, 2005 21 44 0.9 342
Property crimes, 2006 17 43 0.9 305
Property crimes, 2007 21 48 1.5 334

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