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 14
Ward 3 / Cathedral Heights, McLean Gardens, Glover Park

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Population
Population, 1980 10,389 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 11,432 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 11,142 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 10 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -2.5 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 4.6 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 6.4 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 6.3 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 53 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -3.8 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 14 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 24 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 27 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 38 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 34 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 5.4 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 6.5 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 78 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 75 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 11 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 9.7 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 5.7 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 7.9 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 9.7 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 7.8 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 13 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.0 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.6 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 3.1 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 61 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 69 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 69 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 8.1 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 5.9 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 3.5 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 32 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 29 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 74 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 4.6 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 10 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 3.6 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 8.3 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 5.6 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 3.0 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 6.5 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 6.4 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 9.3 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 5.3 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 1.2 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.0 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 3.4 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 1.0 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 3.3 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 1.1 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 1.9 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.0 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 101,082 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 122,640 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 104,010 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 21 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -15 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 51 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 38 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 41 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 40 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 53 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 44 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 49 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 40 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 13 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 17 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 15 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 14 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 12 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 12 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 18 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 6.0 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 12 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 12 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 6,982 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 7,456 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 7,498 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.7 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.6 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 1.8 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 29 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 33 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 35 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 26 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 15 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 17 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 32 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 18 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 18 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 21 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 29 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 18 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 19 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 14 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 14 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 510,192 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 574,849 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 445,688 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 419,772 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 566,270 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 661,761 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 684,896 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 749,151 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 700,906 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 932,984 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 986,462 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 928,205 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 4.9 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 6.3 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 -5.9 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 84 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 103 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 101 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 117 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 96 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 173 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 132 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 124 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 77,065 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 83,272 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 77,174 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 84,116 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 85,648 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 99,152 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 79,606 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 94,083 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 95,167 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 0.6 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 0.0 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 1.4 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 2.2 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 3.0 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 2.2 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 0.6 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 0.8 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 2.5 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 2.2 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 1.6 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 1.7 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 0.6 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 1.3 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 0.8 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 22 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 21 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 17 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 16 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 20 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 19 44 11 153

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