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  
 
Sources and Notes
 
ZIP 20008

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Population
Population, 1980 25,502 22,797 598 72,010
Population, 1990 26,479 21,675 458 61,625
Population, 2000 26,188 20,431 553 58,213
% change population, 1980-1990 3.8 -4.9 -31 34
% change population, 1990-2000 -1.1 -5.7 -45 90
% children, 1980 9.4 22 0.5 40
% children, 1990 9.2 19 0.6 38
% children, 2000 9.0 20 0.0 37
% change child population, 1980-1990 1.2 -19 -87 52
% change child population, 1990-2000 -2.8 -2.0 -100 296
% foreign born, 1980 16 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 46 53 12 69
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 42 50 1.6 65
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 5.6 65 3.3 98
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 6.6 61 4.0 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 83 27 0.7 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 79 28 0.6 84
% Hispanic, 1990 7.5 5.2 0.4 21
% Hispanic, 2000 6.9 7.9 0.7 32
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 3.9 1.8 0.1 64
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.5 3.0 0.3 40
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 6.8 19 3.0 28
Poverty rate (%), 1990 4.5 17 4.0 52
Poverty rate (%), 2000 5.5 20 2.5 71
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.4 6.8 1.0 11
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.1 7.2 1.9 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 1.7 11 1.7 60
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 67 59 39 79
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 73 62 32 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 75 57 31 84
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 10 33 5.2 56
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 6.4 27 2.6 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 4.4 22 2.2 40
% female-headed families with children, 1990 12 54 0.0 77
% female-headed families with children, 2000 11 52 0.0 76
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 94 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 73 63 24 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 0.6 25 0.6 58
% children in poverty, 2000 2.6 32 0.9 60
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 4.9 13 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 6.2 13 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 5.9 12 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 7.2 12 2.3 40
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 7.2 12 0.0 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 6.0 11 0.0 25
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 4.3 11 4.3 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 8.2 11 0.0 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 8.2 11 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 7.5 11 0.0 17
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.5 15 0.0 44
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.6 15 0.0 23
% births to teen mothers, 2000 0.2 14 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2001 0.8 13 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.7 13 0.0 33
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.0 11 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.8 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.1 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.0 12 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2007 1.3 12 0.0 20
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 124,476 59,101 35,524 131,814
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 167,291 71,274 27,127 176,227
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 185,279 78,192 30,576 200,052
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 34 21 -55 48
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 11 9.7 -66 226
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 59 2,875 6.0 14,899
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 58 2,726 17 14,301
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 68 2,791 14 14,699
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 65 3,032 13 15,453
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 93 3,215 8.0 16,425
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 92 3,288 8.0 17,169
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 100 3,243 5.0 17,694
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 93 3,193 7.0 17,332
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 78 3,325 13 17,859
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 101 3,844 9.0 20,677
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 14 2,103 0.0 12,438
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 12 1,830 0.0 10,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 6.0 1,663 0.0 9,769
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 14 1,655 0.0 9,742
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 16 1,681 0.0 9,711
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 15 1,691 0.0 9,863
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 12 1,748 0.0 10,314
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 10 1,716 6.0 10,233
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 11 1,593 0.0 9,630
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 15 1,513 6.0 9,222
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 10 1,511 0.0 9,274
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 12 1,612 0.0 10,092
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 14,911 9,041 139 25,720
Occupied housing units, 1990 15,466 8,916 15 23,746
Occupied housing units, 2000 15,604 8,869 30 25,054
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.9 6.0 1.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 5.2 8.0 3.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.4 6.2 0.0 16
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 33 35 1.4 67
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 37 39 0.9 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 39 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 106 111 0.0 424
Number of sales, 1996 96 122 0.0 457
Number of sales, 1997 137 141 0.0 528
Number of sales, 1998 178 190 0.0 774
Number of sales, 1999 140 182 0.0 764
Number of sales, 2000 151 150 0.0 622
Number of sales, 2001 114 151 0.0 625
Number of sales, 2002 106 151 0.0 621
Number of sales, 2003 140 149 0.0 607
Number of sales, 2004 126 169 0.0 720
Number of sales, 2005 97 157 0.0 728
Number of sales, 2006 100 129 0.0 529
Number of sales, 2007 92 110 0.0 424
Number of sales, 2008 77 78 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2009 91 83 0.0 332
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 507,000 204,000 113,000 507,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 498,000 185,000 111,000 498,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 548,000 186,000 106,000 548,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 591,000 200,000 103,000 591,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 690,000 214,000 102,000 690,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 685,000 272,000 106,000 685,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 874,000 291,000 121,000 874,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 894,000 329,000 131,000 894,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 961,000 348,000 150,000 961,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 1,106,000 452,000 170,000 1,106,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 1,175,000 491,000 220,000 1,175,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 1,141,000 496,000 266,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 1,022,000 491,000 277,000 1,022,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 929,000 459,000 264,000 993,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 987,000 399,000 195,000 987,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 3.6 6.4 3.6 12
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 -2.2 -2.5 -2.2 6.4
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 6.2 -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 96 53 1.5 250
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 97 59 0.0 193
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 92 61 6.8 175
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 98 63 4.5 196
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 86 67 1.5 213
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 93 71 0.0 584
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 95 88 1.5 732
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 107 102 0.0 3,533
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 86 94 0.0 943
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 131,602 78,470 0.0 180,875
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 123,083 81,199 21,561 140,695
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 130,980 72,783 0.0 145,636
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 144,148 85,149 31,582 157,792
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 153,317 90,913 42,969 171,802
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 149,646 89,468 45,427 168,891
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 142,607 91,458 0.0 264,052
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 162,099 99,731 34,151 175,915
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 151,854 105,915 66,300 183,527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 175,691 113,881 67,516 192,365
% subprime loans, 1997 0.3 3.9 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 1998 0.7 5.9 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 1999 0.4 4.5 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 2000 2.0 5.1 0.0 27
% subprime loans, 2001 1.1 3.1 0.0 9.3
% subprime loans, 2002 0.9 2.8 0.0 11
% subprime loans, 2003 1.3 3.6 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2004 0.4 5.3 0.0 13
% subprime loans, 2005 0.6 10 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2006 0.9 8.7 0.0 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 3.3 15 0.2 94
Violent crimes, 2001 4.4 16 0.0 73
Violent crimes, 2002 4.3 16 0.0 45
Violent crimes, 2003 3.1 16 0.2 38
Violent crimes, 2004 2.9 14 0.2 39
Violent crimes, 2005 2.7 14 0.0 60
Violent crimes, 2006 2.3 14 0.0 63
Violent crimes, 2007 2.4 14 0.0 52
Property crimes, 2000 38 54 0.7 786
Property crimes, 2001 32 56 0.0 702
Property crimes, 2002 30 55 0.4 492
Property crimes, 2003 36 55 0.7 402
Property crimes, 2004 28 48 1.1 267
Property crimes, 2005 24 44 0.9 342
Property crimes, 2006 23 43 0.9 305
Property crimes, 2007 25 48 1.5 334

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