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 20
Ward 5 / North Michigan Park, Michigan Park, University Heights

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Population
Population, 1980 11,106 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 9,718 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 9,576 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 -12 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -1.5 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 20 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 16 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 20 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -31 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 24 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 3.6 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 4.7 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 6.1 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 75 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 72 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 84 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 86 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 14 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 9.5 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 1.5 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.0 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.7 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.6 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 7.8 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 4.4 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 8.7 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 4.4 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 4.8 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 9.1 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 63 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 63 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 51 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 25 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 21 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 19 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 40 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 44 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 86 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 3.3 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 11 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 16 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 10 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 11 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 14 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 7.1 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 8.4 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 15 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 8.0 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 14 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 11 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 11 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 14 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 7.1 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 8.4 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 9.5 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 64,583 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 77,922 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 68,828 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 21 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -12 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 418 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 409 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 403 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 484 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 581 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 617 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 638 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 681 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 287 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 258 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 284 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 279 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 267 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 273 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 275 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 313 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 305 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 286 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 3,803 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 3,786 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,758 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 0.8 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 3.8 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 13 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 76 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 79 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 79 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 98 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 96 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 98 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 107 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 81 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 98 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 73 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 74 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 101 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 109 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 96 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 72 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 162,581 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 165,186 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 154,957 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 157,224 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 161,169 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 172,333 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 181,456 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 205,728 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 233,823 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 301,848 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 350,878 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 391,466 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.0 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 17 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 12 14 -14 34
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 24 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 27 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 26 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 31 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 24 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 26 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 39 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 45 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 46 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 51,512 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 50,323 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 56,464 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 62,378 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 58,630 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 65,317 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 71,645 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 73,750 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 90,667 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 2.3 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 15 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 9.3 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 0.0 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 2.0 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 4.2 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 14 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 9.9 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 18 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 7.1 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 7.8 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 7.3 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 6.6 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 6.2 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 9.2 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 28 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 33 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 31 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 31 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 27 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 32 44 11 153

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