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  
 
Tract 59

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Population
Population, 1980 1,082 3,395 49 8,188
Population, 1990 1,996 3,228 42 7,767
Population, 2000 1,995 3,043 149 7,278
% change population, 1980-1990 84 -4.9 -62 84
% change population, 1990-2000 -0.1 -5.7 -70 255
% children, 1980 15 22 0.0 46
% children, 1990 10 19 0.0 43
% children, 2000 10 20 0.0 51
% change child population, 1980-1990 29 -19 -100 608
% change child population, 1990-2000 2.5 -2.0 -100 296
% foreign born, 1980 4.2 6.4 0.0 38
% foreign born, 1990 5.4 9.7 0.0 62
% foreign born, 2000 6.3 13 0.0 54
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 43 53 5.1 84
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 41 50 1.6 83
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 79 65 0.0 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 85 61 1.4 100
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 14 27 0.0 93
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 8.5 28 0.0 94
% Hispanic, 1990 4.2 5.2 0.0 44
% Hispanic, 2000 5.7 7.9 0.0 51
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 2.2 1.8 0.0 66
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 1.2 3.0 0.0 40
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 36 19 0.0 93
Poverty rate (%), 1990 30 17 0.0 62
Poverty rate (%), 2000 37 20 1.6 90
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 13 6.8 0.0 25
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 22 7.2 0.0 60
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 32 11 0.0 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 38 59 0.3 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 51 62 0.6 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 43 57 9.9 92
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 65 33 0.0 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 28 27 0.0 85
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 34 22 0.0 65
% female-headed families with children, 1990 42 54 0.0 100
% female-headed families with children, 2000 40 52 0.0 92
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 95 97 54 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 39 63 14 100
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 5.9 25 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2000 5.1 32 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 31 13 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 25 13 0.0 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 10 12 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 41 12 0.0 41
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 25 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 6.7 11 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 32 11 0.0 100
% births to teen mothers, 1998 13 15 0.0 50
% births to teen mothers, 1999 8.3 15 0.0 35
% births to teen mothers, 2000 20 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 18 13 0.0 39
% births to teen mothers, 2002 8.3 13 0.0 37
% births to teen mothers, 2003 22 11 0.0 41
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.0 11 0.0 36
% births to teen mothers, 2005 5.3 11 0.0 35
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 37,716 59,101 20,560 194,075
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 44,203 71,274 16,480 250,098
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 51,267 78,192 17,592 354,117
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 17 21 -59 120
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 16 9.7 -66 261
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 903 428 0.0 2,504
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 740 406 5.0 2,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 754 416 0.0 2,190
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 934 452 5.0 2,403
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 969 479 0.0 2,725
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 969 490 5.0 2,875
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 901 483 5.0 2,853
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 748 475 6.0 2,740
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 126 313 0.0 2,120
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 154 273 0.0 1,867
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 120 248 0.0 1,644
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 125 246 0.0 1,585
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 142 250 0.0 1,564
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 152 252 0.0 1,623
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 142 260 0.0 1,792
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 133 256 0.0 1,866
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 102 237 0.0 1,662
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 81 225 0.0 1,528
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 600 1,347 0.0 4,345
Occupied housing units, 1990 660 1,328 0.0 4,627
Occupied housing units, 2000 662 1,321 0.0 4,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 5.6 6.0 0.0 36
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 3.7 8.0 0.0 100
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 5.2 6.2 0.0 27
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 1.8 35 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 2.6 39 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 1.5 41 0.0 100
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 0.0 19 0.0 102
Number of sales, 1996 0.0 20 0.0 95
Number of sales, 1997 0.0 23 0.0 118
Number of sales, 1998 0.0 30 0.0 165
Number of sales, 1999 1.0 28 0.0 147
Number of sales, 2000 0.0 21 0.0 114
Number of sales, 2001 0.0 23 0.0 101
Number of sales, 2002 0.0 24 0.0 106
Number of sales, 2003 0.0 24 0.0 117
Number of sales, 2004 0.0 26 0.0 114
Number of sales, 2005 0.0 24 0.0 98
Number of sales, 2006 1.0 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 i 177,071 75,702 902,358
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 i 190,073 64,874 938,127
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 i 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 i 304,453 97,966 1,432,031
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 i 356,215 123,954 1,428,293
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 i 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 i 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 190 39 0.0 667
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 48 53 0.0 333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 238 59 0.0 1,333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 95 61 0.0 1,111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 238 63 4.5 629
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 95 67 0.0 1,000
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 0.0 71 0.0 694
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 9,476 88 0.0 9,476
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 6,524 102 0.0 6,524
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 94,304 67,750 0.0 201,993
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 35,945 68,567 0.0 209,678
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 86,748 68,058 0.0 235,040
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 192,805 75,543 0.0 231,366
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 79,951 81,075 0.0 267,421
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 105,304 82,131 0.0 283,342
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 0.0 83,838 0.0 255,801
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 96,151 90,319 0.0 307,062
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 107,000 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 0.0 5.1 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2001 0.0 3.1 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 2002 0.0 2.8 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2003 i 3.6 0.0 30
% subprime loans, 2004 2.0 5.3 0.0 50
% subprime loans, 2005 4.4 10 0.0 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 21 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 14 14 0.3 207
Violent crimes, 2005 11 14 0.0 212
Property crimes, 2000 157 54 2.3 2,674
Property crimes, 2001 135 56 0.2 2,391
Property crimes, 2002 148 55 0.8 2,386
Property crimes, 2003 110 55 1.3 2,049
Property crimes, 2004 58 48 1.3 1,408
Property crimes, 2005 63 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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