DC Tract 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
 
Tract 79.01

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Tract		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 4,647 3,395 49 8,188
Population, 1990 3,938 3,228 42 7,767
Population, 2000 3,680 3,043 149 7,278
% change population, 1980-1990 -15 -4.9 -62 84
% change population, 1990-2000 -6.6 -5.7 -70 255
% children, 1980 28 22 0.0 46
% children, 1990 26 19 0.0 43
% children, 2000 30 20 0.0 51
% change child population, 1980-1990 -21 -19 -100 608
% change child population, 1990-2000 8.5 -2.0 -100 296
% foreign born, 1980 5.8 6.4 0.0 38
% foreign born, 1990 2.2 9.7 0.0 62
% foreign born, 2000 1.9 13 0.0 54
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 67 53 5.1 84
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 61 50 1.6 83
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 96 65 0.0 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 1.4 100
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 1.4 27 0.0 93
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.6 28 0.0 94
% Hispanic, 1990 2.9 5.2 0.0 44
% Hispanic, 2000 1.0 7.9 0.0 51
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.0 1.8 0.0 66
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.6 3.0 0.0 40
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 25 19 0.0 93
Poverty rate (%), 1990 23 17 0.0 62
Poverty rate (%), 2000 32 20 1.6 90
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 12 6.8 0.0 25
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 9.5 7.2 0.0 60
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 17 11 0.0 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 55 59 0.3 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 59 62 0.6 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 44 57 9.9 92
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 56 33 0.0 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 46 27 0.0 85
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 35 22 0.0 65
% female-headed families with children, 1990 67 54 0.0 100
% female-headed families with children, 2000 81 52 0.0 92
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 94 97 54 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 48 63 14 100
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 35 25 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2000 41 32 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 18 13 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 16 13 0.0 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 12 12 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 23 12 0.0 41
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 15 12 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 17 11 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 13 11 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 15 11 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 15 11 0.0 40
% births to teen mothers, 1998 24 15 0.0 50
% births to teen mothers, 1999 20 15 0.0 35
% births to teen mothers, 2000 20 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 7.8 13 0.0 39
% births to teen mothers, 2002 24 13 0.0 37
% births to teen mothers, 2003 14 11 0.0 41
% births to teen mothers, 2004 26 11 0.0 36
% births to teen mothers, 2005 21 11 0.0 35
% births to teen mothers, 2006 14 12 0.0 41
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 36,283 59,101 20,560 194,075
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 38,296 71,274 16,480 250,098
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 34,519 78,192 17,592 354,117
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 5.5 21 -59 120
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -9.9 9.7 -66 261
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,068 428 0.0 2,504
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,060 406 5.0 2,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,117 416 0.0 2,190
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,248 452 5.0 2,403
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,281 479 0.0 2,725
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 1,348 490 5.0 2,875
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,266 483 5.0 2,853
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,222 475 6.0 2,740
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 1,242 495 5.0 2,918
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 746 313 0.0 2,120
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 640 273 0.0 1,867
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 572 248 0.0 1,644
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 633 246 0.0 1,585
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 737 250 0.0 1,564
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 832 252 0.0 1,623
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 812 260 0.0 1,792
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 836 256 0.0 1,866
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 741 237 0.0 1,662
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 700 225 0.0 1,528
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 664 225 0.0 1,637
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 1,712 1,347 0.0 4,345
Occupied housing units, 1990 1,535 1,328 0.0 4,627
Occupied housing units, 2000 1,465 1,321 0.0 4,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 5.1 6.0 0.0 36
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 6.4 8.0 0.0 100
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 6.7 6.2 0.0 27
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 28 35 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 31 39 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 35 41 0.0 100
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 22 19 0.0 102
Number of sales, 1996 33 20 0.0 95
Number of sales, 1997 31 23 0.0 118
Number of sales, 1998 39 30 0.0 165
Number of sales, 1999 21 28 0.0 147
Number of sales, 2000 30 21 0.0 114
Number of sales, 2001 34 23 0.0 100
Number of sales, 2002 40 24 0.0 106
Number of sales, 2003 47 24 0.0 117
Number of sales, 2004 56 26 0.0 113
Number of sales, 2005 59 24 0.0 98
Number of sales, 2006 38 19 0.0 81
Number of sales, 2007 26 16 0.0 88
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 106,000 192,000 77,000 753,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 107,000 185,000 68,000 608,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 99,000 183,000 78,000 933,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 97,000 197,000 67,000 970,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 109,000 217,000 70,000 1,043,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 126,000 253,000 87,000 1,195,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 150,000 281,000 91,000 1,571,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 155,000 314,000 101,000 1,481,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 196,000 370,000 128,000 1,477,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 263,000 427,000 135,000 1,992,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 324,000 505,000 178,000 1,976,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 372,000 539,000 210,000 1,340,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2007 341,000 501,000 251,000 1,337,000
% annual change median price, 1997-2007 13 11 6.2 19
% annual change median price, 2002-2007 17 9.8 1.1 21
% annual change median price, 2006-2007 -8.5 -7.0 -21 16
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 21 39 0.0 667
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 22 53 0.0 333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 27 59 0.0 1,333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 33 61 0.0 1,111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 34 63 4.5 629
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 52 67 0.0 1,000
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 61 71 0.0 694
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 74 88 0.0 9,476
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 99 102 0.0 6,524
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 78 94 0.0 3,000
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 46,475 69,936 0.0 208,508
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 48,236 70,778 0.0 216,442
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 45,983 70,254 0.0 242,622
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 55,024 77,980 0.0 238,829
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 55,779 83,690 0.0 276,047
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 68,358 84,780 0.0 292,482
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 72,313 86,542 0.0 264,052
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 77,374 93,232 34,151 316,968
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 76,387 101,318 42,323 263,226
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2006 90,000 106,516 55,000 314,500
% subprime loans, 1997 33 3.9 0.0 80
% subprime loans, 1998 44 5.9 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 1999 30 4.5 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2000 33 5.1 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2001 5.0 3.1 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 2002 5.9 2.8 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2003 19 3.6 0.0 30
% subprime loans, 2004 12 5.3 0.0 50
% subprime loans, 2005 18 10 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2006 10 8.7 0.0 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 19 15 0.5 145
Violent crimes, 2001 22 16 0.2 166
Violent crimes, 2002 21 16 0.0 141
Violent crimes, 2003 24 16 0.0 212
Violent crimes, 2004 18 14 0.3 207
Violent crimes, 2005 23 14 0.0 212
Violent crimes, 2006 28 14 0.2 168
Violent crimes, 2007 23 14 0.2 136
Property crimes, 2000 28 54 2.3 2,674
Property crimes, 2001 41 56 0.2 2,391
Property crimes, 2002 35 55 0.8 2,386
Property crimes, 2003 45 55 1.3 2,049
Property crimes, 2004 43 48 1.3 1,408
Property crimes, 2005 35 44 1.3 1,538
Property crimes, 2006 35 43 1.7 1,397
Property crimes, 2007 34 48 1.3 1,462

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised January 21, 2009).
 
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