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 2
Ward 1 / Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant Plains, Park View

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Population        
Population, 1980 44,081 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 45,728 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 46,779 14,301 2,374 46,779
Population, 2005-09 44,392 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 47,378 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 3.7 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 2.3 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 -5.1 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 1.3 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 23 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 22 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 22 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 19 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 15 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 0.5 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 2.0 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -17 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -32 -12 -51 62
% foreign born, 1980 12 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 26 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 33 13 0.5 33
% foreign born, 2005-09 30 13 1.0 30
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 51 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 45 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 66 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 53 61 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 39 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 38 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 11 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 13 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 26 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 31 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 21 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 30 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 29 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 27 9.1 0.9 27
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.6 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 3.2 3.0 0.1 13
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 4.2 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 4.4 4.2 0.2 14
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 24 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 24 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 26 20 3.5 50
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 18 18 4.0 47
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 8.3 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 8.6 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 9.7 11 1.7 32
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 8.2 9.2 1.7 28
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 55 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 61 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 58 57 36 82
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 68 60 41 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 44 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 42 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 42 22 2.0 44
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 26 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 54 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 48 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 44 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 94 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 93 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 48 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 54 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 33 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 35 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 22 29 0.0 64
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 8.8 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 9.8 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 9.4 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 7.9 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 8.8 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 10 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 8.9 11 3.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 15 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 16 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 12 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 14 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 14 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 8.9 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 9.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 11 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 12 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 14 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 54,778 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 56,232 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 63,766 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 79,381 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 2.7 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 13 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 24 12 -26 68
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 6,456 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 6,179 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 5,968 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 6,056 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 6,053 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 6,262 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 5,953 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 5,740 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 5,686 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 6,680 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 8,075 3,056 25 16,217
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 4,087 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 3,619 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 3,423 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 3,448 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 3,373 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 3,198 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 3,172 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 3,058 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 2,640 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 2,466 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 2,394 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 2,557 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 2,723 1,161 7.0 7,427
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 17,039 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 17,275 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 17,458 6,208 722 17,458
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 17,163 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 19,514 6,668 786 19,514
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 8.7 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 9.0 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 4.9 6.2 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 4.3 5.9 0.0 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 24 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 26 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 26 41 9.3 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 34 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 231 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 260 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 259 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 391 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 395 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 318 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 306 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 306 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 304 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 363 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 287 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 184 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 153 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 97 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 105 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 146 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 156,000 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 146,000 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 160,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 164,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 162,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 190,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 210,000 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 279,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 314,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 381,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 502,000 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 544,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 519,000 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 517,000 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 437,000 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 500,000 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 10 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -0.1 -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 14 4.9 -18 30
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 35 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 46 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 61 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 78 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 78 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 86 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 94 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 111 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 128 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 142 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 79,024 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 71,387 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 70,374 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 83,543 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 90,958 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 90,303 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 92,919 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 106,828 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 113,399 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 118,399 121,979 65,947 233,752
% subprime loans, 1997 7.8 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 16 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 6.0 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 5.5 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 5.1 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 3.7 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 4.0 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 6.5 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 11 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 6.2 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 16 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 15 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 18 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 21 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 16 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 17 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 17 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 17 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 17 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 15 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 13 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 43 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 45 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 49 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 47 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 41 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 35 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 44 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 43 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 44 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 44 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 42 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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