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 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
Population, 2005-09 10,292 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 11,713 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 10 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -2.5 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 -7.6 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 5.1 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 4.6 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 6.4 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 6.3 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 8.2 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 6.6 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 53 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -3.8 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 19 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 10 -12 -51 62
% 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
% foreign born, 2005-09 19 13 1.0 30
% 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
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 10 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 5.9 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 78 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 75 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 67 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 76 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 11 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 9.7 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 9.1 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 9.0 9.1 0.9 27
% 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
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 8.9 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 8.5 4.2 0.2 14
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
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 8.4 18 4.0 47
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
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 4.2 9.2 1.7 28
% 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
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 74 60 41 83
% 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
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 2.8 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 32 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 29 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 22 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 96 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 74 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 78 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 4.6 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 10 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 9.0 29 0.0 64
% 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
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 10 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 11 11 3.3 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
% births to teen mothers, 2006 1.1 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 1.0 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 132,302 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 160,519 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 136,135 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 200,666 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 21 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 -15 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 47 12 -26 68
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 food stamps, 2008 45 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 76 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 94 3,056 25 16,217
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
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 12 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 14 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 8.0 1,161 7.0 7,427
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
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 6,575 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 7,533 6,668 786 19,514
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
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 9.6 5.9 0.0 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
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 49 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 26 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 15 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 16 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 32 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 17 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 17 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 20 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 30 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 20 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 20 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 14 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 14 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 14 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 14 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 14 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 5.0 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 537,000 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 605,000 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 459,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 441,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 569,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 684,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 714,000 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 791,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 756,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 1,010,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 1,037,000 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 976,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 880,000 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 1,045,000 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 838,000 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 i 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 i 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 i -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 i 4.9 -18 30
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
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 162 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 84,959 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 91,801 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 85,079 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 92,731 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 94,420 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 109,307 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 87,759 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 103,719 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 104,914 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 114,273 121,979 65,947 233,752
% 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
% subprime loans, 2006 0.6 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 2.2 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 1.6 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 1.7 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 0.6 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 1.2 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 0.8 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 0.7 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 0.5 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 0.9 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 0.9 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 0.4 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 22 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 21 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 17 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 16 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 19 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 19 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 15 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 11 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 13 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 14 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 14 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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