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  
 
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Cluster 18
Ward 4 / Brightwood Park, Crestwood, Petworth

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Population        
Population, 1980 43,532 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 40,551 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 39,233 14,301 2,374 46,779
Population, 2005-09 39,155 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 39,924 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -6.8 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -3.3 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 -0.2 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 1.8 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 21 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 19 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 22 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 18 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 20 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -15 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 14 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -18 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -9.3 -12 -51 62
% foreign born, 1980 6.2 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 11 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 20 13 0.5 33
% foreign born, 2005-09 20 13 1.0 30
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 64 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 61 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 88 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 77 61 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 65 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 61 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 5.8 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 5.4 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 13 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 13 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 4.8 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 16 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 19 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 24 9.1 0.9 27
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.5 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.9 3.0 0.1 13
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 0.8 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 1.8 4.2 0.2 14
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 12 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 10 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 15 20 3.5 50
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 11 18 4.0 47
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 6.3 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 7.5 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 8.0 11 1.7 32
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 8.9 9.2 1.7 28
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 58 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 61 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 53 57 36 82
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 60 60 41 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 38 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 32 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 29 22 2.0 44
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 22 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 54 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 46 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 40 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 98 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 96 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 67 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 74 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 12 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 20 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 13 29 0.0 64
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 12 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 13 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 7.3 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 12 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 11 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 9.8 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 8.6 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 11 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 11 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 11 11 3.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 17 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 13 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 14 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 15 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 14 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 13 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 13 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 12 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 13 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 12 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 79,020 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 81,213 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 85,492 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 91,714 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 2.8 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 5.3 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 7.3 12 -26 68
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 4,398 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 4,001 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 3,951 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 4,394 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 4,701 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 4,960 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 5,110 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 5,086 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 5,415 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 6,975 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 8,632 3,056 25 16,217
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 2,985 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 2,632 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 2,365 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 2,256 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 2,331 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 2,316 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 2,403 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 2,434 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 2,345 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 2,117 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 2,176 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 2,493 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 2,748 1,161 7.0 7,427
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 15,672 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 15,084 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 14,688 6,208 722 17,458
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 14,421 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 14,960 6,668 786 19,514
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.4 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 5.2 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 7.8 6.2 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 8.1 5.9 0.0 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 53 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 56 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 56 41 9.3 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 59 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 313 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 331 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 388 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 513 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 484 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 370 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 404 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 371 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 368 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 535 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 481 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 370 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 281 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 152 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 184 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 210 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 166,000 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 156,000 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 162,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 156,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 167,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 176,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 198,000 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 239,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 299,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 364,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 452,000 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 471,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 473,000 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 417,000 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 407,000 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 420,000 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 9.1 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -1.5 -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 3.3 4.9 -18 30
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 29 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 36 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 38 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 43 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 45 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 45 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 53 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 76 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 86 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 81 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 73,902 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 73,549 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 77,658 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 86,101 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 88,692 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 95,145 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 107,439 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 111,490 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 135,698 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 129,225 121,979 65,947 233,752
% subprime loans, 1997 9.4 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 14 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 11 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 7.3 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 5.3 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 3.4 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 5.3 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 9.1 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 18 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 16 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 12 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 9.5 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 12 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 15 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 13 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 13 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 12 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 15 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 14 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 13 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 13 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 41 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 38 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 46 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 38 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 36 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 35 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 31 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 34 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 30 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 30 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 31 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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