DC Neighborhood cluster 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  
 
Cluster 1
Ward 1 / Kalorama Heights, Adams Morgan, Lanier Heights

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Population
Population, 1980 18,149 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 17,812 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 18,167 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 -1.9 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 2.0 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 13 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 11 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 9.0 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -21 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -15 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 19 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 23 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 25 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 40 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 37 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 26 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 18 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 56 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 60 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 15 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 16 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 2.5 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.2 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 15 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 10 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 10.0 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 6.0 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 3.6 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 2.7 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 73 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 78 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 79 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 20 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 15 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 11 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 38 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 26 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 61 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 21 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 26 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 8.3 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 7.6 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 12 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 8.2 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 3.0 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 9.5 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 7.8 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 7.2 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 5.0 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 7.1 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 9.5 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 5.4 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 6.7 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 3.6 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 3.9 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 3.3 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 79,155 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 92,545 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 122,709 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 17 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 33 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 546 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 526 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 537 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 551 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 566 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 534 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 527 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 517 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 384 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 312 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 247 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 241 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 234 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 212 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 179 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 155 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 129 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 122 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 9,942 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 10,279 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 10,979 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 6.0 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 5.8 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.4 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 25 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 31 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 34 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 36 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 40 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 57 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 69 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 62 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 48 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 45 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 43 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 42 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 50 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 38 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 37 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 371,828 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 321,222 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 477,985 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 477,014 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 456,750 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 626,120 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 743,434 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 824,066 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 1,059,247 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 922,557 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 940,975 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 1,017,169 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 12 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 6.5 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 8.1 14 -14 34
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 72 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 122 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 141 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 119 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 132 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 153 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 141 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 142 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 170 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 105,742 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 97,530 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 97,884 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 105,249 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 112,482 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 115,400 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 116,119 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 120,861 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 123,600 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 0.3 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 0.2 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 0.6 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 2.2 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 1.2 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 0.6 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 1.2 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 1.1 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 2.0 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 9.0 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 12 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 15 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 13 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 13 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 12 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 52 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 59 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 58 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 62 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 43 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 44 44 11 153

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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised February 20, 2008).
 
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