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  
 
Sources and Notes
 
Cluster 12
Ward 3 / North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Van Ness

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Population        
Population, 1980 14,365 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 14,978 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 14,953 14,301 2,374 46,779
Population, 2005-09 15,519 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 15,550 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 4.3 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -0.2 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 3.8 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 4.0 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 8.4 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 9.2 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 9.7 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 12 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 8.9 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 15 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 5.5 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 31 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -4.2 -12 -51 62
% foreign born, 1980 16 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 19 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 20 13 0.5 33
% foreign born, 2005-09 22 13 1.0 30
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 45 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 44 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 6.0 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 7.0 61 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 6.2 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 7.1 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 82 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 79 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 73 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 75 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 7.2 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 6.8 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 11 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 7.5 9.1 0.9 27
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.2 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 7.0 3.0 0.1 13
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 6.8 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 10 4.2 0.2 14
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 6.1 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 4.2 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 6.2 20 3.5 50
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 6.7 18 4.0 47
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.2 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 1.6 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 1.7 11 1.7 32
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 3.2 9.2 1.7 28
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 64 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 73 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 76 57 36 82
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 73 60 41 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 10 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 6.2 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 2.6 22 2.0 44
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 1.8 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 10 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 12 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 3.6 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 97 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 73 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 70 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 0.0 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 3.9 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 4.0 29 0.0 64
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 2.9 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 7.1 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 7.7 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 11 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 6.6 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 4.8 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 2.4 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 9.7 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 9.5 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 5.7 11 3.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.1 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 0.7 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.0 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.6 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.0 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.0 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 0.7 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 143,234 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 196,873 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 220,225 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 226,735 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 37 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 12 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 3.0 12 -26 68
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 29 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 32 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 38 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 36 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 41 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 35 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 50 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 49 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 47 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 67 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 79 3,056 25 16,217
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 11 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 9.0 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 s 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 8.0 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 10 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 5.0 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 6.0 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 13 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 9.0 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 11 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 12 1,161 7.0 7,427
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 8,731 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 9,134 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 9,263 6,208 722 17,458
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 8,857 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 9,170 6,668 786 19,514
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.1 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.3 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 3.1 6.2 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 5.8 5.9 0.0 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 30 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 36 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 37 41 9.3 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 40 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 75 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 65 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 77 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 107 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 77 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 68 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 67 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 65 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 82 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 71 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 63 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 49 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 53 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 43 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 43 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 52 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 458,000 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 402,000 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 442,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 462,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 530,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 582,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 692,000 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 734,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 857,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 866,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 927,000 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 1,009,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 901,000 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 861,000 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 900,000 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 856,000 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 3.9 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -1.6 -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 -4.8 4.9 -18 30
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 62 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 90 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 95 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 94 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 105 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 87 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 95 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 96 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 116 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 75 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 122,602 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 120,826 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 131,407 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 139,571 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 150,441 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 140,616 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 146,266 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 161,658 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 161,505 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 152,008 121,979 65,947 233,752
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 0.7 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 0.4 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 2.8 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 1.1 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 0.6 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 0.9 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 0.3 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 0.7 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 1.8 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 2.5 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 3.5 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 2.6 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 1.5 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 1.3 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 2.0 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 1.6 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 1.4 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 1.5 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 1.7 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 1.6 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 30 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 27 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 26 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 29 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 25 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 21 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 18 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 20 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 20 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 21 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 17 40 14 93

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised September 7, 2011).
 
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