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 56

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Population        
Population, 1980 4,965 3,395 49 8,188
Population, 1990 4,658 3,228 42 7,767
Population, 2000 5,954 3,043 149 7,278
Population, 2005-09 4,538 3,130 167 7,977
Population, 2010 6,756 3,201 171 7,976
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -6.2 -4.9 -62 84
% change population, 1990 to 2000 28 -5.7 -70 255
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 -24 2.9 -66 217
% change population, 2000 to 2010 13 5.2 -42 182
% children, 1980 2.3 22 0.0 46
% children, 1990 2.1 19 0.0 43
% children, 2000 1.6 20 0.0 51
% children, 2005-09 1.6 19 0.0 47
% children, 2010 1.9 17 0.0 43
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -14 -19 -100 608
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -5.1 -2.0 -100 296
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -23 -0.3 -100 367
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 37 -12 -100 144
% foreign born, 1980 16 6.4 0.0 38
% foreign born, 1990 20 9.7 0.0 62
% foreign born, 2000 23 13 0.0 54
% foreign born, 2005-09 29 13 0.0 47
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 47 53 5.1 84
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 31 50 1.6 83
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 5.2 65 0.0 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 7.0 61 1.4 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 6.8 55 0.4 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 8.7 51 2.4 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 83 27 0.0 93
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 76 28 0.0 94
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 66 32 0.0 91
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 71 35 0.0 87
% Hispanic, 1990 5.6 5.2 0.0 44
% Hispanic, 2000 6.0 7.9 0.0 51
% Hispanic, 2005-09 10 8.5 0.0 49
% Hispanic, 2010 6.3 9.1 0.2 43
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 5.9 1.8 0.0 66
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 11 3.0 0.0 40
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 13 3.0 0.0 22
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 13 4.2 0.0 34
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 10 19 0.0 93
Poverty rate (%), 1990 16 17 0.0 62
Poverty rate (%), 2000 25 20 1.6 90
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 23 18 0.0 97
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 2.6 6.8 0.0 25
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 3.2 7.2 0.0 60
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 4.5 11 0.0 83
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 1.8 9.2 0.0 59
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 69 59 0.3 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 62 62 0.6 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 55 57 9.9 92
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 55 60 0.6 89
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 5.1 33 0.0 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 6.3 27 0.0 85
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 6.0 22 0.0 65
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 1.6 15 0.0 65
% female-headed families with children, 1990 0.0 54 0.0 100
% female-headed families with children, 2000 21 52 0.0 92
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 27 53 0.0 100
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 54 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 95 95 0.0 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 49 63 14 100
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 48 64 0.0 100
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 0.0 25 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2000 0.0 32 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2005-09 21 29 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 5.0 13 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 18 13 0.0 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 13 12 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 0.0 12 0.0 41
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 17 12 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 15 11 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 0.0 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 0.0 11 0.0 40
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 11 11 0.0 67
% births to teen mothers, 1998 5.0 15 0.0 50
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.0 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 7.7 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 179,541 77,355 26,910 254,017
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 251,090 93,288 21,570 327,343
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 320,413 102,342 23,026 463,490
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 209,902 115,016 7,845 367,080
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 40 21 -59 120
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 28 9.7 -66 261
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 -34 12 -66 145
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 53 428 0.0 2,504
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 41 406 5.0 2,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 29 416 0.0 2,190
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 25 452 5.0 2,403
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 20 479 0.0 2,725
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 22 490 5.0 2,875
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 35 483 5.0 2,853
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 40 475 6.0 2,740
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 33 495 5.0 2,918
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 32 572 5.0 3,586
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 47 650 5.0 4,093
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 7.0 313 0.0 2,120
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 7.0 273 0.0 1,867
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 s 248 0.0 1,644
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 0.0 246 0.0 1,585
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 0.0 250 0.0 1,564
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 0.0 252 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 s 225 0.0 1,528
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 s 225 0.0 1,637
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 0.0 240 0.0 1,886
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 0.0 247 0.0 1,986
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 3,759 1,347 0.0 4,345
Occupied housing units, 1990 3,453 1,328 0.0 4,627
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,556 1,321 0.0 4,648
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 3,066 1,334 0.0 4,436
Occupied housing units, 2010 3,347 1,419 1.0 4,624
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 8.7 6.0 0.0 36
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 9.6 8.0 0.0 100
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 3.5 6.2 0.0 27
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 13 5.9 0.0 24
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 34 35 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 38 39 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 35 41 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 43 45 0.0 100
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 3.0 17 0.0 99
Number of sales, 1996 5.0 18 0.0 91
Number of sales, 1997 8.0 21 0.0 113
Number of sales, 1998 12 28 0.0 160
Number of sales, 1999 11 27 0.0 146
Number of sales, 2000 7.0 22 0.0 115
Number of sales, 2001 5.0 22 0.0 126
Number of sales, 2002 10 22 0.0 101
Number of sales, 2003 14 22 0.0 111
Number of sales, 2004 11 25 0.0 109
Number of sales, 2005 6.0 23 0.0 98
Number of sales, 2006 12 19 0.0 82
Number of sales, 2007 2.0 16 0.0 108
Number of sales, 2008 2.0 12 0.0 97
Number of sales, 2009 5.0 11 0.0 74
Number of sales, 2010 6.0 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 368,000 197,000 78,000 1,027,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 360,000 219,000 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 539,000 325,000 103,000 1,065,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 683,000 380,000 130,000 1,481,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 639,000 436,000 139,000 2,037,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 i 505,000 180,000 2,183,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 706,000 519,000 206,000 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 37 39 0.0 667
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 71 53 0.0 333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 92 59 0.0 1,333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 81 61 0.0 1,111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 100 63 4.5 629
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 101 67 0.0 1,000
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 101 71 0.0 694
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 106 88 0.0 9,476
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 110 102 0.0 6,524
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 68 94 0.0 3,000
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 118,048 74,689 0.0 222,681
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 142,655 75,589 0.0 231,154
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 85,294 75,029 0.0 259,113
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 97,524 83,281 0.0 255,063
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 128,866 89,378 0.0 294,811
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 120,876 90,543 0.0 312,363
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 128,714 92,424 0.0 282,000
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 117,397 99,569 36,473 338,512
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 135,598 108,204 45,199 281,118
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 119,079 113,756 58,738 335,877
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 80
% subprime loans, 1998 0.0 5.9 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 1999 0.0 4.5 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2000 0.9 5.1 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2001 0.7 3.1 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 2002 1.5 2.8 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2003 0.0 3.6 0.0 30
% subprime loans, 2004 0.0 5.3 0.0 50
% subprime loans, 2005 0.7 10 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2006 1.1 8.7 0.0 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 3.0 15 0.5 145
Violent crimes, 2001 3.6 15 0.2 158
Violent crimes, 2002 4.4 15 0.0 144
Violent crimes, 2003 3.4 16 0.0 217
Violent crimes, 2004 2.2 14 0.3 212
Violent crimes, 2005 2.2 14 0.0 219
Violent crimes, 2006 1.1 13 0.3 148
Violent crimes, 2007 1.8 14 0.0 120
Violent crimes, 2008 3.0 13 0.0 178
Violent crimes, 2009 2.2 13 0.0 157
Violent crimes, 2010 2.7 12 0.0 170
Property crimes, 2000 30 54 2.3 2,674
Property crimes, 2001 24 56 0.2 2,404
Property crimes, 2002 24 54 0.8 2,425
Property crimes, 2003 25 54 1.5 2,094
Property crimes, 2004 25 47 1.6 1,447
Property crimes, 2005 16 43 1.7 1,590
Property crimes, 2006 17 42 2.3 1,460
Property crimes, 2007 17 45 1.9 1,463
Property crimes, 2008 16 46 0.9 2,006
Property crimes, 2009 16 44 1.5 1,797
Property crimes, 2010 16 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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