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  
 
Sources and Notes
 
Cluster 22
Ward 5 / Brookland, Brentwood, Langdon

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Neighborhood cluster		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 11,507 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 10,065 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 8,906 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 26 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 23 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 25 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -21 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -6.1 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 2.6 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 3.4 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 3.6 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 63 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 59 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 89 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 88 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 8.2 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 7.3 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 1.7 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 2.6 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 0.8 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 20 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 16 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 21 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 6.4 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 10 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 12 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 56 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 54 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 49 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 38 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 34 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 26 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 56 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 23 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 33 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 17 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 7.1 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 19 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 9.2 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 12 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 17 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 15 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 9.5 11 3.3 17
% births to teen mothers, 1998 19 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 24 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 20 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 20 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 25 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 13 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 18 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 17 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 14 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 20 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 49,343 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 54,413 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 59,224 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 10 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 8.8 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,262 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,338 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,476 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,688 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,873 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 2,029 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 2,021 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,943 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 2,026 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 2,302 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,183 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 821 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 825 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 902 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 970 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 975 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,098 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,195 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,150 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,027 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 970 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 1,042 1,128 0.0 7,030
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 4,007 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 3,620 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,250 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 4.1 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 5.8 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 6.1 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 47 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 53 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 57 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 52 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 71 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 83 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 110 133 1.0 532
Number of sales, 1999 91 127 6.0 542
Number of sales, 2000 89 105 1.0 461
Number of sales, 2001 71 106 2.0 440
Number of sales, 2002 81 106 1.0 421
Number of sales, 2003 95 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 108 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 82 110 2.0 501
Number of sales, 2006 60 90 0.0 372
Number of sales, 2007 63 77 2.0 305
Number of sales, 2008 29 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 44 58 0.0 250
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 146,000 220,000 87,000 562,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 143,000 211,000 93,000 595,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 147,000 214,000 88,000 561,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 165,000 224,000 71,000 635,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 150,000 238,000 71,000 715,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 154,000 275,000 69,000 749,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 188,000 309,000 114,000 841,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 221,000 359,000 120,000 990,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 268,000 403,000 141,000 1,283,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 321,000 442,000 152,000 1,124,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 422,000 515,000 178,000 1,263,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 418,000 531,000 233,000 1,237,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 402,000 550,000 252,000 1,165,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 379,000 520,000 234,000 1,163,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 328,000 459,000 189,000 1,041,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 8.2 6.8 3.8 15
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 0.4 0.8 -3.1 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -14 -12 -34 7.8
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 24 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 31 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 29 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 33 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 33 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 50 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 45 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 61 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 67 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 71 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 54,639 73,203 20,725 163,604
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 59,367 73,466 27,622 168,361
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 54,857 73,241 23,597 163,815
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 56,780 80,813 29,268 177,951
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 68,300 86,890 38,229 192,237
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 67,051 87,425 37,074 181,261
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 72,678 87,793 46,017 180,509
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 80,754 98,477 49,359 180,896
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 91,527 107,088 56,258 194,065
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 105,333 114,215 61,750 218,875
% subprime loans, 1997 10 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 7.3 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 15 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 8.7 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 6.2 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 4.8 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 13 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 10 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 14 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 18 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 21 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 17 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 21 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 19 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 18 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 22 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 20 14 0.7 36
Violent crimes, 2007 20 14 0.7 37
Property crimes, 2000 67 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 64 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 60 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 68 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 67 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 64 44 11 153
Property crimes, 2006 60 43 10 165
Property crimes, 2007 59 48 13 184

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised April 22, 2010).
 
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