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 55

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Average Low High
Population        
Population, 1980 4,070 3,395 49 8,188
Population, 1990 4,045 3,228 42 7,767
Population, 2000 4,696 3,043 149 7,278
Population, 2005-09 5,273 3,130 167 7,977
Population, 2010 6,671 3,201 171 7,976
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -0.6 -4.9 -62 84
% change population, 1990 to 2000 16 -5.7 -70 255
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 12 2.9 -66 217
% change population, 2000 to 2010 42 5.2 -42 182
% children, 1980 4.0 22 0.0 46
% children, 1990 2.2 19 0.0 43
% children, 2000 2.8 20 0.0 51
% children, 2005-09 6.1 19 0.0 47
% children, 2010 2.9 17 0.0 43
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -46 -19 -100 608
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 50 -2.0 -100 296
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 144 -0.3 -100 367
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 48 -12 -100 144
% foreign born, 1980 14 6.4 0.0 38
% foreign born, 1990 21 9.7 0.0 62
% foreign born, 2000 26 13 0.0 54
% foreign born, 2005-09 26 13 0.0 47
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 31 53 5.1 84
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 33 50 1.6 83
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 5.9 65 0.0 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 8.4 61 1.4 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 8.2 55 0.4 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 10 51 2.4 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 80 27 0.0 93
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 77 28 0.0 94
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 68 32 0.0 91
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 72 35 0.0 87
% Hispanic, 1990 5.3 5.2 0.0 44
% Hispanic, 2000 5.8 7.9 0.0 51
% Hispanic, 2005-09 10 8.5 0.0 49
% Hispanic, 2010 7.4 9.1 0.2 43
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 8.4 1.8 0.0 66
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 8.6 3.0 0.0 40
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 12 3.0 0.0 22
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 10 4.2 0.0 34
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 14 19 0.0 93
Poverty rate (%), 1990 11 17 0.0 62
Poverty rate (%), 2000 13 20 1.6 90
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 9.1 18 0.0 97
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.8 6.8 0.0 25
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 3.4 7.2 0.0 60
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 1.2 11 0.0 83
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 2.0 9.2 0.0 59
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 77 59 0.3 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 80 62 0.6 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 79 57 9.9 92
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 77 60 0.6 89
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 9.3 33 0.0 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 2.5 27 0.0 85
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 5.6 22 0.0 65
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 3.6 15 0.0 65
% female-headed families with children, 1990 21 54 0.0 100
% female-headed families with children, 2000 8.5 52 0.0 92
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 7.2 53 0.0 100
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 54 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 97 95 0.0 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 51 63 14 100
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 51 64 0.0 100
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 13 25 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2000 21 32 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2005-09 5.6 29 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 3.8 13 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 2.9 13 0.0 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 6.5 12 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 6.1 12 0.0 41
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 6.9 12 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 6.0 11 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 8.3 11 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 13 11 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 11 11 0.0 40
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 2.3 11 0.0 67
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.0 15 0.0 50
% births to teen mothers, 1999 2.9 15 0.0 35
% births to teen mothers, 2000 0.0 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 0.0 13 0.0 39
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.0 13 0.0 37
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.0 11 0.0 41
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.0 11 0.0 36
% births to teen mothers, 2005 2.6 11 0.0 35
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.0 12 0.0 41
% births to teen mothers, 2007 0.0 12 0.0 38
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 119,271 77,355 26,910 254,017
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 203,091 93,288 21,570 327,343
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 175,218 102,342 23,026 463,490
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 188,694 115,016 7,845 367,080
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 70 21 -59 120
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 -14 9.7 -66 261
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 7.7 12 -66 145
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 s 428 0.0 2,504
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 7.0 406 5.0 2,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 12 416 0.0 2,190
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 8.0 452 5.0 2,403
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 12 479 0.0 2,725
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 14 490 5.0 2,875
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 10 483 5.0 2,853
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 10 475 6.0 2,740
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 11 495 5.0 2,918
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 11 572 5.0 3,586
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 21 650 5.0 4,093
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 0.0 313 0.0 2,120
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 0.0 273 0.0 1,867
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 0.0 248 0.0 1,644
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 0.0 246 0.0 1,585
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 s 250 0.0 1,564
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 s 252 0.0 1,623
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 s 260 0.0 1,792
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 0.0 256 0.0 1,866
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 s 237 0.0 1,662
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 0.0 225 0.0 1,528
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 0.0 225 0.0 1,637
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 0.0 240 0.0 1,886
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 5.0 247 0.0 1,986
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 2,568 1,347 0.0 4,345
Occupied housing units, 1990 2,749 1,328 0.0 4,627
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,273 1,321 0.0 4,648
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 3,304 1,334 0.0 4,436
Occupied housing units, 2010 4,185 1,419 1.0 4,624
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 12 6.0 0.0 36
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 11 8.0 0.0 100
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.6 6.2 0.0 27
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 11 5.9 0.0 24
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 22 35 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 37 39 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 34 41 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 39 45 0.0 100
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 4.0 17 0.0 99
Number of sales, 1996 8.0 18 0.0 91
Number of sales, 1997 6.0 21 0.0 113
Number of sales, 1998 13 28 0.0 160
Number of sales, 1999 10 27 0.0 146
Number of sales, 2000 7.0 22 0.0 115
Number of sales, 2001 9.0 22 0.0 126
Number of sales, 2002 4.0 22 0.0 101
Number of sales, 2003 5.0 22 0.0 111
Number of sales, 2004 5.0 25 0.0 109
Number of sales, 2005 6.0 23 0.0 98
Number of sales, 2006 5.0 19 0.0 82
Number of sales, 2007 4.0 16 0.0 108
Number of sales, 2008 7.0 12 0.0 97
Number of sales, 2009 3.0 11 0.0 74
Number of sales, 2010 7.0 13 0.0 81
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 i 194,000 75,000 765,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 i 191,000 69,000 614,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 i 183,000 85,000 916,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 395,000 197,000 78,000 1,027,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 601,000 219,000 61,000 1,084,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 i 250,000 87,000 1,199,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 i 277,000 92,000 1,558,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 i 325,000 103,000 1,065,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 i 380,000 130,000 1,481,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 i 436,000 139,000 2,037,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 i 505,000 180,000 2,183,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 i 519,000 206,000 1,390,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 i 499,000 257,000 1,420,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 i 466,000 223,000 1,291,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 i 432,000 214,000 1,596,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 i 432,000 190,000 1,425,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 i 5.6 3.6 15
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 i -3.1 -7.6 9.8
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 i 0.1 -22 37
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 83 39 0.0 667
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 134 53 0.0 333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 142 59 0.0 1,333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 142 61 0.0 1,111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 151 63 4.5 629
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 133 67 0.0 1,000
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 151 71 0.0 694
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 148 88 0.0 9,476
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 316 102 0.0 6,524
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 267 94 0.0 3,000
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 97,591 74,689 0.0 222,681
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 94,773 75,589 0.0 231,154
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 94,340 75,029 0.0 259,113
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 137,221 83,281 0.0 255,063
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 133,121 89,378 0.0 294,811
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 113,097 90,543 0.0 312,363
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 114,087 92,424 0.0 282,000
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 136,773 99,569 36,473 338,512
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 148,827 108,204 45,199 281,118
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 177,817 113,756 58,738 335,877
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 80
% subprime loans, 1998 1.1 5.9 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 1999 0.0 4.5 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2000 2.0 5.1 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2001 0.9 3.1 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 2002 0.0 2.8 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2003 3.2 3.6 0.0 30
% subprime loans, 2004 0.5 5.3 0.0 50
% subprime loans, 2005 1.3 10 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2006 0.5 8.7 0.0 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 12 15 0.5 145
Violent crimes, 2001 14 15 0.2 158
Violent crimes, 2002 13 15 0.0 144
Violent crimes, 2003 15 16 0.0 217
Violent crimes, 2004 10 14 0.3 212
Violent crimes, 2005 9.7 14 0.0 219
Violent crimes, 2006 9.0 13 0.3 148
Violent crimes, 2007 9.7 14 0.0 120
Violent crimes, 2008 8.1 13 0.0 178
Violent crimes, 2009 9.9 13 0.0 157
Violent crimes, 2010 7.6 12 0.0 170
Property crimes, 2000 104 54 2.3 2,674
Property crimes, 2001 83 56 0.2 2,404
Property crimes, 2002 77 54 0.8 2,425
Property crimes, 2003 77 54 1.5 2,094
Property crimes, 2004 65 47 1.6 1,447
Property crimes, 2005 62 43 1.7 1,590
Property crimes, 2006 56 42 2.3 1,460
Property crimes, 2007 67 45 1.9 1,463
Property crimes, 2008 72 46 0.9 2,006
Property crimes, 2009 59 44 1.5 1,797
Property crimes, 2010 50 40 0.7 1,468

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised September 7, 2011).
 
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