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 16
Ward 4 / Colonial Village, Shepherd Park, North Portal Estates

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Population
Population, 1980 5,101 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 4,485 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 4,030 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 -12 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -10 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 25 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 18 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 18 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -36 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -11 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 6.2 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 6.1 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 12 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 74 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 75 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 72 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 72 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 25 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 20 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 0.9 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.9 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.5 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 1.3 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 3.2 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 2.4 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 4.9 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 5.3 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 3.8 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 3.9 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 65 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 66 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 63 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 11 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 7.0 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 3.8 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 25 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 32 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 90 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 0.0 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 6.9 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 7.1 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 32 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 32 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 7.9 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 2.6 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 17 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 11 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 18 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 7.1 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 2.6 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 3.2 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 2.6 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 5.1 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 2.8 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 4.5 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 122,795 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 136,536 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 141,186 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 11 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 3.4 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 63 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 58 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 64 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 73 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 78 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 94 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 93 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 102 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 40 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 26 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 29 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 27 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 31 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 34 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 36 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 54 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 33 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 37 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 1,696 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 1,624 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 1,633 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.2 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 6.7 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 10 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 87 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 90 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 90 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 43 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 45 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 49 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 82 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 77 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 68 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 40 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 59 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 52 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 57 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 33 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 41 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 340,128 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 336,980 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 322,317 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 317,373 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 372,120 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 397,947 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 485,189 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 505,965 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 600,447 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 658,577 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 706,003 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 718,909 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 7.9 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 8.2 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 1.8 14 -14 34
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 30 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 57 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 61 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 58 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 35 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 51 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 42 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 45 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 39 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 131,417 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 117,420 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 140,086 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 134,963 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 153,836 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 156,327 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 131,615 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 166,972 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 174,500 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 5.6 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 7.2 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 8.6 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 1.8 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 0.0 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 7.4 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 12 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 11 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 5.0 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 5.2 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 2.5 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 5.2 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 4.2 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 5.2 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 37 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 42 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 42 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 45 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 28 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 31 44 11 153

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