NeighborhoodInfo DC
A Partnership of the Urban Institute and the Washington DC Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
NeighborhoodInfo DC works to support community organizations, neighborhood leadership and residents and government as they work to improve the quality of life for people throughout the District of Columbia.
On this web site, you'll find data on D.C. neighborhoods — population, race, ethnicity, income, poverty, employment, education, public assistance, single-parent families, low weight and teen births, income, housing, crime and more.
We provide data on the following geographic areas:
City, Wards, ANCs, Neighborhood clusters, PSAs, ZIP Codes, Census tracts, and comparison tables.
What's New
Click on the following links for our latest products.
On the Road to Adulthood: A Databook about Teenagers and Young Adults in the District
This report details the state of D.C. youth, including a comprehensive set of indicators of youth well-being, youth perspectives, profiles of non-profit organizations that serve District youth, and policy recommendations for city government and the nonprofit community.
(6-29-09)
Neighborhood profiles updated
Revised neighborhood profiles include updated data on births, food stamps, TANF, home sales, mortgage lending, and reported crimes. (1-21-09)
State of Washington, D.C.’s Neighborhoods (PDF)
This new report for the D.C. Office of Planning provides an extensive array of data for Washington, D.C.'s wards and neighborhood clusters, tracking current and past conditions on population demographics, jobs, income, housing, education, health, family, youth, seniors, public safety, and the environment. (9-30-08)
District of Columbia Maps
Frequently requested NeighborhoodInfo DC maps in downloadable PDF documents. Including boundaries for wards, neighborhood clusters, census tracts, and other geographies. (8-20-08)
Quality Schools, Healthy Neighborhoods, and the Future of DC: A Policy Report (external link)
This policy report suggests policy recommendations to ensure education, housing, and neighborhood development plans in the District work together in unison to make the District a more family friendly city. It draws on the research report, Quality Schools and Healthy Neighborhoods: A Research Report. (10-09-08)
Quality Schools and Healthy Neighborhoods: A Research Report (external link)
This research report describes in-depth the relationships between education, housing, and neighborhood development in the District of Columbia, and it is the basis for the subsequent policy research report, Quality Schools and Healthy Neighborhoods: A Policy Report. (10-09-08)
Testimony Before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs (pdf)
This testimony by Peter Tatian discusses recent data, compiled by NeighborhoodInfo DC, on foreclosures in the District of Columbia, effects on neighborhoods, and likely outcomes of future subprime loan rate changes. (8-20-08)
Resource Center
Enter our Resource Center for publications and other resources about policy topics such as housing, education and youth development, and ex-prisoner reentry.
NeighborhoodInfo Newsletter
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Updated 2/6/09