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 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
Population, 2005-09 4,293 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 3,957 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -12 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -10 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 6.5 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 -1.8 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 25 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 18 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 18 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 22 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 18 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -36 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -11 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 28 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -0.6 -12 -51 62
% 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
% foreign born, 2005-09 9.4 13 1.0 30
% 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
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 68 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 69 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 25 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 20 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 21 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 24 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 0.9 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.9 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 9.2 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 5.1 9.1 0.9 27
% 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
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 0.0 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 1.8 4.2 0.2 14
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
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 4.0 18 4.0 47
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
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 3.8 9.2 1.7 28
% 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
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 62 60 41 83
% 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
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 3.6 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 25 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 32 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 9.8 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 90 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 92 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 0.0 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 6.9 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 0.0 29 0.0 64
% 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
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 12 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 14 11 3.3 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
% births to teen mothers, 2006 4.8 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 2.0 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 160,722 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 178,706 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 184,793 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 178,648 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 11 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 3.4 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 -3.3 12 -26 68
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 food stamps, 2008 103 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 154 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 181 3,056 25 16,217
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
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 37 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 42 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 44 1,161 7.0 7,427
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
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 1,639 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 1,620 6,668 786 19,514
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
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 0.0 5.9 0.0 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
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 89 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 44 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 42 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 49 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 74 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 68 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 65 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 38 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 55 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 50 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 56 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 33 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 42 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 24 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 27 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 24 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 31 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 361,000 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 368,000 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 325,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 329,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 379,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 418,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 520,000 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 532,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 641,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 700,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 742,000 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 770,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 690,000 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 674,000 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 676,000 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 630,000 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 4.2 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -3.2 -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 -6.8 4.9 -18 30
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
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 41 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 144,877 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 129,446 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 154,434 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 148,787 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 169,592 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 172,338 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 145,096 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 184,073 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 192,373 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 216,798 121,979 65,947 233,752
% 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
% subprime loans, 2006 15 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 5.0 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 5.2 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 2.5 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 5.2 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 4.2 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 5.3 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 5.3 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 6.0 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 6.8 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 3.0 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 4.8 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 37 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 42 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 43 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 45 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 28 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 31 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 27 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 35 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 35 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 44 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 35 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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