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 20017

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Population
Population, 1980 19,639 22,797 598 72,010
Population, 1990 16,608 21,675 458 61,625
Population, 2000 15,711 20,431 553 58,213
% change population, 1980-1990 -15 -4.9 -31 34
% change population, 1990-2000 -5.4 -5.7 -45 90
% children, 1980 19 22 0.5 40
% children, 1990 17 19 0.6 38
% children, 2000 21 20 0.0 37
% change child population, 1980-1990 -23 -19 -87 52
% change child population, 1990-2000 13 -2.0 -100 296
% foreign born, 1980 4.1 6.4 1.2 38
% foreign born, 1990 4.8 9.7 0.9 60
% foreign born, 2000 5.5 13 1.1 43
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 69 53 12 69
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 65 50 1.6 65
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 82 65 3.3 98
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 84 61 4.0 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 15 27 0.7 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 10 28 0.6 84
% Hispanic, 1990 2.1 5.2 0.4 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.2 7.9 0.7 32
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.7 1.8 0.1 64
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.7 3.0 0.3 40
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 12 19 3.0 28
Poverty rate (%), 1990 9.2 17 4.0 52
Poverty rate (%), 2000 14 20 2.5 71
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 4.4 6.8 1.0 11
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 6.7 7.2 1.9 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 11 11 1.7 60
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 60 59 39 79
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 61 62 32 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 51 57 31 84
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 30 33 5.2 56
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 26 27 2.6 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 22 22 2.2 40
% female-headed families with children, 1990 42 54 0.0 77
% female-headed families with children, 2000 52 52 0.0 76
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 94 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 77 63 24 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 13 25 0.6 58
% children in poverty, 2000 19 32 0.9 60
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 17 13 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 15 13 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 12 12 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 11 12 2.3 40
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 12 12 0.0 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 8.0 11 0.0 25
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 11 11 4.3 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 15 11 0.0 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 14 11 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 12 11 0.0 17
% births to teen mothers, 1998 13 15 0.0 44
% births to teen mothers, 1999 16 15 0.0 23
% births to teen mothers, 2000 17 14 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2001 15 13 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2002 16 13 0.0 33
% births to teen mothers, 2003 12 11 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2004 12 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2005 12 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2006 14 12 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2007 10.0 12 0.0 20
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 59,847 59,101 35,524 131,814
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 70,908 71,274 27,127 176,227
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 62,207 78,192 30,576 200,052
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 18 21 -55 48
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -12 9.7 -66 226
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,065 2,875 6.0 14,899
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,059 2,726 17 14,301
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,076 2,791 14 14,699
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,266 3,032 13 15,453
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,459 3,215 8.0 16,425
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 1,536 3,288 8.0 17,169
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,561 3,243 5.0 17,694
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,584 3,193 7.0 17,332
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 1,668 3,325 13 17,859
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 2,039 3,844 9.0 20,677
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 864 2,103 0.0 12,438
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 735 1,830 0.0 10,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 653 1,663 0.0 9,769
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 650 1,655 0.0 9,742
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 669 1,681 0.0 9,711
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 644 1,691 0.0 9,863
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 676 1,748 0.0 10,314
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 761 1,716 6.0 10,233
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 767 1,593 0.0 9,630
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 689 1,513 6.0 9,222
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 720 1,511 0.0 9,274
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 759 1,612 0.0 10,092
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 6,574 9,041 139 25,720
Occupied housing units, 1990 6,403 8,916 15 23,746
Occupied housing units, 2000 6,187 8,869 30 25,054
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.0 6.0 1.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 8.4 8.0 3.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 16 6.2 0.0 16
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 63 35 1.4 67
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 64 39 0.9 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 65 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 128 111 0.0 424
Number of sales, 1996 138 122 0.0 457
Number of sales, 1997 139 141 0.0 528
Number of sales, 1998 173 190 0.0 774
Number of sales, 1999 141 182 0.0 764
Number of sales, 2000 161 150 0.0 622
Number of sales, 2001 111 151 0.0 625
Number of sales, 2002 129 151 0.0 621
Number of sales, 2003 144 149 0.0 607
Number of sales, 2004 170 169 0.0 720
Number of sales, 2005 138 157 0.0 728
Number of sales, 2006 121 129 0.0 529
Number of sales, 2007 117 110 0.0 424
Number of sales, 2008 76 78 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2009 66 83 0.0 332
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 165,000 204,000 113,000 507,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 171,000 185,000 111,000 498,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 158,000 186,000 106,000 548,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 163,000 200,000 103,000 591,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 162,000 214,000 102,000 690,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 168,000 272,000 106,000 685,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 182,000 291,000 121,000 874,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 217,000 329,000 131,000 894,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 268,000 348,000 150,000 961,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 320,000 452,000 170,000 1,106,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 385,000 491,000 220,000 1,175,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 421,000 496,000 266,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 409,000 491,000 277,000 1,022,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 366,000 459,000 264,000 993,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 300,000 399,000 195,000 987,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 6.3 6.4 3.6 12
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 -1.3 -2.5 -2.2 6.4
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -18 -13 -26 6.2
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 24 39 0.0 350
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 28 53 1.5 250
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 28 59 0.0 193
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 34 61 6.8 175
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 28 63 4.5 196
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 34 67 1.5 213
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 40 71 0.0 584
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 53 88 1.5 732
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 63 102 0.0 3,533
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 62 94 0.0 943
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 49,639 78,470 0.0 180,875
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 52,333 81,199 21,561 140,695
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 58,077 72,783 0.0 145,636
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 59,864 85,149 31,582 157,792
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 60,123 90,913 42,969 171,802
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 67,629 89,468 45,427 168,891
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 69,976 91,458 0.0 264,052
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 73,858 99,731 34,151 175,915
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 91,547 105,915 66,300 183,527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 99,220 113,881 67,516 192,365
% subprime loans, 1997 7.4 3.9 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 1998 12 5.9 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 1999 12 4.5 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 2000 2.8 5.1 0.0 27
% subprime loans, 2001 1.9 3.1 0.0 9.3
% subprime loans, 2002 5.3 2.8 0.0 11
% subprime loans, 2003 12 3.6 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2004 8.6 5.3 0.0 13
% subprime loans, 2005 17 10 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2006 14 8.7 0.0 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 10 15 0.2 94
Violent crimes, 2001 11 16 0.0 73
Violent crimes, 2002 10 16 0.0 45
Violent crimes, 2003 10 16 0.2 38
Violent crimes, 2004 9.6 14 0.2 39
Violent crimes, 2005 14 14 0.0 60
Violent crimes, 2006 13 14 0.0 63
Violent crimes, 2007 13 14 0.0 52
Property crimes, 2000 42 54 0.7 786
Property crimes, 2001 47 56 0.0 702
Property crimes, 2002 43 55 0.4 492
Property crimes, 2003 41 55 0.7 402
Property crimes, 2004 37 48 1.1 267
Property crimes, 2005 41 44 0.9 342
Property crimes, 2006 34 43 0.9 305
Property crimes, 2007 32 48 1.5 334

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