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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Tract		 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
% change population, 1980-1990 -0.6 -4.9 -62 84
% change population, 1990-2000 16 -5.7 -70 255
% children, 1980 4.0 22 0.0 46
% children, 1990 2.2 19 0.0 43
% children, 2000 2.8 20 0.0 51
% change child population, 1980-1990 -46 -19 -100 608
% change child population, 1990-2000 50 -2.0 -100 296
% 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
% 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
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 80 27 0.0 93
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 77 28 0.0 94
% Hispanic, 1990 5.3 5.2 0.0 44
% Hispanic, 2000 5.8 7.9 0.0 51
% 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
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
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
% 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
% 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
% female-headed families with children, 1990 21 54 0.0 100
% female-headed families with children, 2000 8.5 52 0.0 92
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 54 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 51 63 14 100
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 13 25 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2000 21 32 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
% 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
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 91,126 59,101 20,560 194,075
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 155,166 71,274 16,480 250,098
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 133,871 78,192 17,592 354,117
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 70 21 -59 120
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -14 9.7 -66 261
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 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
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
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
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 22 35 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 37 39 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 34 41 0.0 100
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 6.0 19 0.0 102
Number of sales, 1996 10 20 0.0 95
Number of sales, 1997 8.0 23 0.0 118
Number of sales, 1998 17 30 0.0 165
Number of sales, 1999 11 28 0.0 147
Number of sales, 2000 8.0 21 0.0 114
Number of sales, 2001 9.0 23 0.0 100
Number of sales, 2002 4.0 24 0.0 106
Number of sales, 2003 7.0 24 0.0 117
Number of sales, 2004 4.0 26 0.0 113
Number of sales, 2005 7.0 24 0.0 98
Number of sales, 2006 5.0 19 0.0 81
Number of sales, 2007 4.0 16 0.0 88
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 i 192,000 77,000 753,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 440,000 185,000 68,000 608,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 i 183,000 78,000 933,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 388,000 197,000 67,000 970,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 611,000 217,000 70,000 1,043,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 i 253,000 87,000 1,195,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 i 281,000 91,000 1,571,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 i 314,000 101,000 1,481,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 i 370,000 128,000 1,477,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 i 427,000 135,000 1,992,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 i 505,000 178,000 1,976,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 i 539,000 210,000 1,340,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2007 i 501,000 251,000 1,337,000
% annual change median price, 1997-2007 i 11 6.2 19
% annual change median price, 2002-2007 i 9.8 1.1 21
% annual change median price, 2006-2007 i -7.0 -21 16
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 (2005 $), 1997 91,379 69,936 0.0 208,508
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 88,741 70,778 0.0 216,442
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 88,336 70,254 0.0 242,622
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 128,488 77,980 0.0 238,829
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 124,648 83,690 0.0 276,047
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 105,899 84,780 0.0 292,482
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 106,826 86,542 0.0 264,052
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 128,068 93,232 34,151 316,968
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 139,355 101,318 42,323 263,226
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2006 166,500 106,516 55,000 314,500
% 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 15 16 0.2 166
Violent crimes, 2002 14 16 0.0 141
Violent crimes, 2003 17 16 0.0 212
Violent crimes, 2004 12 14 0.3 207
Violent crimes, 2005 12 14 0.0 212
Violent crimes, 2006 11 14 0.2 168
Violent crimes, 2007 13 14 0.2 136
Property crimes, 2000 104 54 2.3 2,674
Property crimes, 2001 86 56 0.2 2,391
Property crimes, 2002 84 55 0.8 2,386
Property crimes, 2003 86 55 1.3 2,049
Property crimes, 2004 76 48 1.3 1,408
Property crimes, 2005 75 44 1.3 1,538
Property crimes, 2006 70 43 1.7 1,397
Property crimes, 2007 78 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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