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 11
Ward 3 / Friendship Heights, American University Park, Tenleytown

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Population
Population, 1980 10,914 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 10,735 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 10,490 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 -1.6 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -2.3 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 16 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 16 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 19 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 1.2 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 14 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 15 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 17 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 17 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 52 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 57 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 3.9 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 4.8 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 86 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 84 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 5.3 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.8 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.2 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 5.4 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 5.9 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 6.5 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 3.5 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 2.3 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.8 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 2.2 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 60 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 68 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 72 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 13 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 5.2 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 3.8 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 5.3 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 6.6 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 87 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 2.0 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 0.9 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 6.7 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 4.8 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 6.4 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 6.0 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 5.3 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 4.7 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 6.5 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.0 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.0 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 0.0 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 2.2 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.0 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.5 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.0 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 103,265 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 143,276 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 184,507 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 39 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 29 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 44 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 38 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 43 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 38 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 44 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 55 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 69 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 68 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 9.0 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 5.0 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 s 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 0.0 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 8.0 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 s 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 0.0 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 s 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 6.0 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 s 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 4,336 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 4,345 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 4,402 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.3 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 3.4 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 3.0 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 73 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 72 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 77 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 163 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 144 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 179 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 241 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 231 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 142 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 145 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 167 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 179 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 166 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 146 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 116 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 397,950 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 390,501 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 377,220 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 405,780 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 464,466 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 517,753 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 538,551 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 622,372 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 698,652 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 799,622 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 858,440 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 804,787 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 7.5 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 8.4 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 -6.3 14 -14 34
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 66 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 95 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 85 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 72 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 81 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 75 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 64 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 71 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 98 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 124,420 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 132,397 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 143,603 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 159,348 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 138,673 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 162,298 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 143,556 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 170,073 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 157,500 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 1.1 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 1.1 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 0.6 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 3.9 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 1.2 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 2.0 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 0.4 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 2.5 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 1.3 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 5.3 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 6.6 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 6.3 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 5.1 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 4.5 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 4.0 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 56 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 49 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 51 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 55 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 53 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 43 44 11 153

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