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 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
% change population, 1980-1990 -6.8 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -3.3 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 21 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 19 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 22 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -15 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 14 -2.0 -31 200
% 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
% 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
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 5.8 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 5.4 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 4.8 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 16 7.9 0.2 30
% 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
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
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
% 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
% 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
% female-headed families with children, 1990 54 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 46 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 98 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 67 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 12 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 20 32 0.5 67
% 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
% 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
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 60,373 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 62,048 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 65,318 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 2.8 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 5.3 9.7 -34 38
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 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
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
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
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 53 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 56 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 56 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 361 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 376 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 408 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 539 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 503 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 356 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 423 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 397 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 407 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 563 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 490 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 379 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 156,459 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 148,007 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 150,391 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 148,828 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 155,569 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 169,430 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 187,322 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 222,440 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 281,715 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 340,265 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 429,972 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 450,989 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 12 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 19 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 4.9 14 -14 34
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 67,036 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 66,716 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 70,443 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 78,101 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 80,452 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 86,305 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 97,457 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 101,132 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 123,091 103,741 54,500 188,000
% 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
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 12 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 9.5 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 12 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 15 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 13 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 13 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 41 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 38 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 46 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 38 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 36 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 35 44 11 153

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