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 61

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Population
Population, 1980 1,925 3,395 49 8,188
Population, 1990 1,970 3,228 42 7,767
Population, 2000 2,213 3,043 149 7,278
% change population, 1980-1990 2.3 -4.9 -62 84
% change population, 1990-2000 12 -5.7 -70 255
% children, 1980 6.3 22 0.0 46
% children, 1990 4.6 19 0.0 43
% children, 2000 8.2 20 0.0 51
% change child population, 1980-1990 -25 -19 -100 608
% change child population, 1990-2000 99 -2.0 -100 296
% foreign born, 1980 5.7 6.4 0.0 38
% foreign born, 1990 15 9.7 0.0 62
% foreign born, 2000 13 13 0.0 54
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 52 53 5.1 84
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 47 50 1.6 83
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 40 65 0.0 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 61 61 1.4 100
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 48 27 0.0 93
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 31 28 0.0 94
% Hispanic, 1990 2.9 5.2 0.0 44
% Hispanic, 2000 3.6 7.9 0.0 51
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 5.7 1.8 0.0 66
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 3.1 3.0 0.0 40
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 3.1 19 0.0 93
Poverty rate (%), 1990 5.9 17 0.0 62
Poverty rate (%), 2000 13 20 1.6 90
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.1 6.8 0.0 25
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.9 7.2 0.0 60
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 3.8 11 0.0 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 83 59 0.3 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 78 62 0.6 100
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 70 57 9.9 92
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 3.7 33 0.0 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 2.7 27 0.0 85
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 5.8 22 0.0 65
% female-headed families with children, 1990 72 54 0.0 100
% female-headed families with children, 2000 72 52 0.0 92
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 98 97 54 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 68 63 14 100
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 0.0 25 0.0 100
% children in poverty, 2000 38 32 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 19 13 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 17 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 11 12 0.0 41
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 0.0 12 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 0.0 11 0.0 50
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 17 11 0.0 100
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 0.0 11 0.0 100
% births to teen mothers, 1998 6.3 15 0.0 50
% births to teen mothers, 1999 17 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 8.3 11 0.0 36
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.0 11 0.0 35
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 111,990 59,101 20,560 194,075
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 90,449 71,274 16,480 250,098
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 83,262 78,192 17,592 354,117
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -19 21 -59 120
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -7.9 9.7 -66 261
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 49 428 0.0 2,504
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 46 406 5.0 2,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 61 416 0.0 2,190
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 53 452 5.0 2,403
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 75 479 0.0 2,725
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 62 490 5.0 2,875
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 54 483 5.0 2,853
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 52 475 6.0 2,740
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 21 313 0.0 2,120
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 21 273 0.0 1,867
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 23 248 0.0 1,644
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 23 246 0.0 1,585
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 31 250 0.0 1,564
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 30 252 0.0 1,623
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 32 260 0.0 1,792
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 27 256 0.0 1,866
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 12 237 0.0 1,662
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 15 225 0.0 1,528
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 1,238 1,347 0.0 4,345
Occupied housing units, 1990 1,358 1,328 0.0 4,627
Occupied housing units, 2000 1,520 1,321 0.0 4,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.7 6.0 0.0 36
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 5.4 8.0 0.0 100
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 3.0 6.2 0.0 27
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 29 35 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 23 39 0.0 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 23 41 0.0 100
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 6.0 19 0.0 102
Number of sales, 1996 13 20 0.0 95
Number of sales, 1997 6.0 23 0.0 118
Number of sales, 1998 13 30 0.0 165
Number of sales, 1999 15 28 0.0 147
Number of sales, 2000 7.0 21 0.0 114
Number of sales, 2001 9.0 23 0.0 101
Number of sales, 2002 4.0 24 0.0 106
Number of sales, 2003 4.0 24 0.0 117
Number of sales, 2004 6.0 26 0.0 114
Number of sales, 2005 5.0 24 0.0 98
Number of sales, 2006 6.0 19 0.0 80
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 i 185,661 74,488 727,874
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 270,906 179,272 65,926 588,064
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 i 177,071 75,702 902,358
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 260,132 190,073 64,874 938,127
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 298,692 209,671 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 41 39 0.0 667
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 146 53 0.0 333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 46 59 0.0 1,333
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 44 61 0.0 1,111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 166 63 4.5 629
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 59 67 0.0 1,000
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 68 71 0.0 694
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 52 88 0.0 9,476
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 46 102 0.0 6,524
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 70,576 67,750 0.0 201,993
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 60,507 68,567 0.0 209,678
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 76,197 68,058 0.0 235,040
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 103,207 75,543 0.0 231,366
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 143,360 81,075 0.0 267,421
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 92,276 82,131 0.0 283,342
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 84,913 83,838 0.0 255,801
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 93,049 90,319 0.0 307,062
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 135,000 98,152 41,000 255,000
% subprime loans, 1997 5.3 3.9 0.0 80
% subprime loans, 1998 2.2 5.9 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 1999 5.9 4.5 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2000 5.0 5.1 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2001 1.3 3.1 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 2002 0.0 2.8 0.0 100
% subprime loans, 2003 0.0 3.6 0.0 30
% subprime loans, 2004 17 5.3 0.0 50
% subprime loans, 2005 9.5 10 0.0 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 13 15 0.5 145
Violent crimes, 2001 17 16 0.2 166
Violent crimes, 2002 18 16 0.0 141
Violent crimes, 2003 18 16 0.0 212
Violent crimes, 2004 14 14 0.3 207
Violent crimes, 2005 12 14 0.0 212
Property crimes, 2000 121 54 2.3 2,674
Property crimes, 2001 136 56 0.2 2,391
Property crimes, 2002 76 55 0.8 2,386
Property crimes, 2003 70 55 1.3 2,049
Property crimes, 2004 69 48 1.3 1,408
Property crimes, 2005 72 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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