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  
 
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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
% change population, 1980-1990 -6.2 -4.9 -62 84
% change population, 1990-2000 28 -5.7 -70 255
% children, 1980 2.3 22 0.0 46
% children, 1990 2.1 19 0.0 43
% children, 2000 1.6 20 0.0 51
% change child population, 1980-1990 -14 -19 -100 608
% change child population, 1990-2000 -5.1 -2.0 -100 296
% 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
% 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
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 83 27 0.0 93
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 76 28 0.0 94
% Hispanic, 1990 5.6 5.2 0.0 44
% Hispanic, 2000 6.0 7.9 0.0 51
% 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
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
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
% 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
% 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
% female-headed families with children, 1990 0.0 54 0.0 100
% female-headed families with children, 2000 21 52 0.0 92
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 54 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 49 63 14 100
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 0.0 25 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2000 0.0 32 0.0 100
% 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
% 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
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 137,173 59,101 20,560 194,075
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 191,839 71,274 16,480 250,098
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 244,803 78,192 17,592 354,117
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 40 21 -59 120
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 28 9.7 -66 261
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 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
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
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
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 34 35 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 38 39 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 35 41 0.0 100
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 6.0 19 0.0 102
Number of sales, 1996 9.0 20 0.0 95
Number of sales, 1997 10 23 0.0 118
Number of sales, 1998 14 30 0.0 165
Number of sales, 1999 16 28 0.0 147
Number of sales, 2000 6.0 21 0.0 114
Number of sales, 2001 7.0 23 0.0 101
Number of sales, 2002 12 24 0.0 106
Number of sales, 2003 13 24 0.0 117
Number of sales, 2004 15 26 0.0 114
Number of sales, 2005 7.0 24 0.0 98
Number of sales, 2006 12 19 0.0 80
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 i 185,661 74,488 727,874
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 i 179,272 65,926 588,064
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 336,850 177,071 75,702 902,358
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 292,568 190,073 64,874 938,127
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 247,510 209,671 67,160 1,008,085
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 i 244,224 84,285 1,155,914
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 i 271,723 87,807 1,557,114
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 546,880 304,453 97,966 1,432,031
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 667,100 356,215 123,954 1,428,293
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 556,498 406,814 130,728 1,926,338
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 i 487,953 171,883 2,075,543
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 671,085 508,854 210,839 2,005,540
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 i 11 6.1 25
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 i 13 1.9 30
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 i 4.3 -20 50
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 107,080 67,750 0.0 201,993
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 129,401 68,567 0.0 209,678
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 77,370 68,058 0.0 235,040
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 88,463 75,543 0.0 231,366
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 116,893 81,075 0.0 267,421
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 109,646 82,131 0.0 283,342
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 116,755 83,838 0.0 255,801
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 106,490 90,319 0.0 307,062
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 123,000 98,152 41,000 255,000
% 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
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 3.0 15 0.5 145
Violent crimes, 2001 3.7 16 0.2 166
Violent crimes, 2002 4.5 16 0.0 141
Violent crimes, 2003 3.5 16 0.0 212
Violent crimes, 2004 2.4 14 0.3 207
Violent crimes, 2005 2.4 14 0.0 212
Property crimes, 2000 30 54 2.3 2,674
Property crimes, 2001 25 56 0.2 2,391
Property crimes, 2002 25 55 0.8 2,386
Property crimes, 2003 26 55 1.3 2,049
Property crimes, 2004 27 48 1.3 1,408
Property crimes, 2005 17 44 1.3 1,538

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised February 20, 2008).
 
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