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 21
Ward 5 / Edgewood, Bloomingdale, Truxton Circle, Eckington

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Population
Population, 1980 24,088 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 20,862 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 18,429 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 -13 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -12 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 23 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 22 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 24 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -20 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -3.1 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 2.9 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 3.6 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 5.5 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 62 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 57 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 90 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 92 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 7.1 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 4.0 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 1.8 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 3.7 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.6 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.2 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 23 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 17 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 23 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 8.7 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 11 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 15 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 52 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 57 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 49 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 51 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 38 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 31 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 58 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 63 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 96 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 57 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 20 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 31 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 19 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 20 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 15 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 15 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 12 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 9.6 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 14 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 11 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 23 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 24 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 22 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 19 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 17 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 17 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 13 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 9.6 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 44,513 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 50,618 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 48,130 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 14 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -4.9 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 3,464 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 3,298 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 3,281 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 3,600 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 3,913 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 3,908 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 3,571 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 3,441 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 2,501 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 2,249 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 1,989 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 1,802 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,800 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,745 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,877 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,809 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,622 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,468 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 7,728 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 7,550 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 7,018 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 5.1 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 8.8 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 13 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 41 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 44 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 45 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 168 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 186 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 227 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 341 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 326 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 210 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 255 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 259 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 257 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 290 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 232 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 174 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 111,222 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 118,934 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 119,496 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 129,748 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 128,279 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 152,918 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 165,077 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 215,756 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 281,715 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 345,753 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 424,663 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 440,705 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 14 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 22 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 3.8 14 -14 34
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 27 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 40 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 49 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 56 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 60 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 70 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 78 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 101 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 110 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 50,270 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 55,565 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 55,976 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 62,307 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 63,960 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 71,378 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 72,375 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 81,612 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 97,625 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 21 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 39 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 22 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 15 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 9.3 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 7.9 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 5.8 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 11 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 22 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 19 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 21 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 18 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 19 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 17 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 19 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 43 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 47 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 49 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 59 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 53 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 44 44 11 153

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