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 13
Ward 3 / Spring Valley, Palisades, Wesley Heights, Foxhall Crescent, Foxhall Village, Georgetown Reservoir

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Population
Population, 1980 14,205 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 17,418 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 18,708 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 23 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 7.4 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 15 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 13 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 13 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 6.6 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 7.1 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 12 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 18 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 20 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 44 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 42 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 3.7 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 5.0 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 87 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 81 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 5.3 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 6.2 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.4 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.0 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 6.3 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 7.1 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 7.2 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.3 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.3 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 32 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 59 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 65 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 51 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 6.8 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 4.6 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 2.0 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 15 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 12 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 91 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 4.2 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 2.5 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 3.7 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 9.6 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 9.6 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 4.4 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 9.2 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 7.4 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 6.2 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 8.2 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 8.1 11 4.2 22
% births to teen mothers, 1998 1.2 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.6 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 1.2 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 0.6 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 1.5 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.5 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.6 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 152,093 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 210,448 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 237,638 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 38 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 13 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 21 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 19 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 16 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 21 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 24 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 26 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 17 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 16 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 17 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 0.0 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 s 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 11 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 6.0 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 6.0 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 s 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 5.0 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 9.0 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 0.0 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 0.0 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 0.0 1,057 0.0 6,543
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 5,057 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 6,424 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 6,930 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.8 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.8 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 3.1 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 73 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 66 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 68 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 155 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 199 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 245 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 286 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 289 133 4.0 550
Number of sales, 2000 184 101 3.0 430
Number of sales, 2001 207 109 2.0 446
Number of sales, 2002 220 113 2.0 474
Number of sales, 2003 223 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 192 123 2.0 561
Number of sales, 2005 194 111 2.0 495
Number of sales, 2006 141 91 1.0 377
Number of sales, 2007 141 76 2.0 305
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 533,000 216,000 83,000 561,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 512,000 207,000 93,000 594,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 548,000 214,000 89,000 561,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 556,000 223,000 74,000 631,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 586,000 234,000 74,000 714,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 642,000 270,000 77,000 735,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 726,000 307,000 109,000 848,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 873,000 352,000 115,000 985,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 879,000 406,000 141,000 1,282,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 922,000 444,000 152,000 1,135,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 1,018,000 513,000 178,000 1,263,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 1,016,000 584,000 233,000 1,239,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2007 1,033,000 550,000 251,000 1,197,000
% annual change median price, 1997-2007 6.5 9.9 6.4 19
% annual change median price, 2002-2007 3.4 9.3 1.4 20
% annual change median price, 2006-2007 1.7 -5.8 -16 20
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 59 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 81 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 89 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 85 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 77 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 82 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 81 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 86 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 85 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 60 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 163,604 73,203 20,725 163,604
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 168,361 73,466 27,622 168,361
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 163,815 73,241 23,597 163,815
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 177,951 80,813 29,268 177,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 192,237 86,890 38,229 192,237
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 178,599 87,425 37,074 181,261
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 172,154 87,793 46,017 180,509
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 177,694 98,477 49,359 180,896
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 194,065 107,088 56,258 194,065
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2006 218,875 114,215 61,750 218,875
% subprime loans, 1997 1.6 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 1.6 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 1.3 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 3.5 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 1.0 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 1.1 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 0.4 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 1.5 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 1.5 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 1.5 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 0.9 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 1.2 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 0.9 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 0.5 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 0.5 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 0.5 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 0.7 14 0.7 36
Violent crimes, 2007 0.9 14 0.7 37
Property crimes, 2000 20 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 17 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 14 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 17 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 11 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 11 44 11 153
Property crimes, 2006 10 43 10 165
Property crimes, 2007 13 48 13 184

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised January 21, 2009).
 
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