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 17
Ward 4 / Takoma, Brightwood, Manor Park

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Population        
Population, 1980 20,634 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 19,428 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 18,441 14,301 2,374 46,779
Population, 2005-09 20,036 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 19,455 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -5.8 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -5.1 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 8.6 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 5.5 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 21 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 19 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 19 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 20 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 19 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -17 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -2.1 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 13 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 5.8 -12 -51 62
% foreign born, 1980 6.9 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 12 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 20 13 0.5 33
% foreign born, 2005-09 25 13 1.0 30
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 67 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 59 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 86 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 80 61 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 73 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 68 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 6.6 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 6.2 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 9.3 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 11 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 5.3 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 13 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 13 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 18 9.1 0.9 27
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.1 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.7 3.0 0.1 13
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 1.9 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 1.9 4.2 0.2 14
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 7.9 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 7.6 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 12 20 3.5 50
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 13 18 4.0 47
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 5.3 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 6.0 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 6.7 11 1.7 32
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 8.1 9.2 1.7 28
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 63 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 64 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 59 57 36 82
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 64 60 41 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 28 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 23 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 23 22 2.0 44
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 15 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 44 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 44 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 49 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 98 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 97 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 74 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 74 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 7.9 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 17 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 20 29 0.0 64
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 13 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 7.8 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 12 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 13 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 14 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 7.6 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 9.5 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 9.2 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 5.8 11 3.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 14 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 12 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 9.4 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 8.3 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 9.5 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 7.4 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 11 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 7.7 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 7.4 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 7.0 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 86,083 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 89,758 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 87,110 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 81,140 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 4.3 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 -3.0 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 -6.9 12 -26 68
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,270 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,228 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,176 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,335 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,528 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 1,626 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,766 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,772 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 1,932 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 2,448 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 3,092 3,056 25 16,217
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 941 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 731 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 652 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 646 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 646 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 656 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 696 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 691 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 737 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 696 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 746 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 838 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 947 1,161 7.0 7,427
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 8,191 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 8,108 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 7,822 6,208 722 17,458
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 8,090 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 8,067 6,668 786 19,514
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.2 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 3.2 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 5.5 6.2 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 5.1 5.9 0.0 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 48 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 51 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 52 41 9.3 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 53 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 118 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 119 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 144 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 177 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 184 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 158 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 144 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 170 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 172 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 188 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 161 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 160 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 108 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 80 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 72 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 79 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 193,000 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 181,000 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 177,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 174,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 170,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 215,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 227,000 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 255,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 313,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 369,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 435,000 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 462,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 448,000 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 394,000 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 427,000 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 350,000 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 5.0 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -4.3 -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 -18 4.9 -18 30
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 23 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 34 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 41 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 46 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 44 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 49 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 46 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 56 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 66 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 62 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 72,550 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 67,915 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 77,002 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 81,895 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 90,672 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 81,581 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 89,027 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 96,596 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 110,334 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 117,032 121,979 65,947 233,752
% subprime loans, 1997 3.0 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 8.3 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 8.1 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 8.6 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 2.9 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 4.3 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 8.0 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 4.7 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 14 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 14 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 9.1 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 7.6 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 11 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 14 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 12 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 10 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 10 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 13 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 9.9 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 11 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 7.7 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 39 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 43 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 48 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 44 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 37 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 36 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 27 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 31 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 34 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 31 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 32 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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