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 26
Ward 6 / Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park

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Population
Population, 1980 21,117 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 19,849 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 18,489 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 -6.0 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -6.9 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 15 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 12 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 11 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -25 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -15 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 3.0 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 4.8 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 5.6 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 43 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 41 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 51 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 46 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 46 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 48 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 1.7 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 3.1 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.3 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 2.4 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 16 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 10 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 13 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 4.9 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 4.5 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 4.8 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 63 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 33 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 21 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 14 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 42 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 36 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 98 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 75 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 16 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 21 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 9.5 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 11 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 6.9 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 8.1 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 7.2 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 7.3 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 8.9 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 11 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 11 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 7.5 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 8.1 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 3.3 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 4.7 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 3.3 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 3.9 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 66,738 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 90,017 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 100,414 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 35 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 12 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,324 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,090 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 956 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 899 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 936 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 910 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 903 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 931 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 806 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 568 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 484 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 522 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 472 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 447 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 492 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 467 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 376 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 352 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 8,281 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 7,637 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 8,221 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 5.9 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 11 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 6.0 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 44 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 51 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 52 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 178 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 236 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 242 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 331 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 327 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 229 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 254 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 276 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 262 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 276 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 275 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 197 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 170,064 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 182,035 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 193,778 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 195,099 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 205,351 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 256,468 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 327,228 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 371,982 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 416,938 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 555,949 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 583,912 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 601,662 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 13 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 13 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 3.0 14 -14 34
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 43 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 65 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 69 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 66 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 65 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 76 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 70 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 79 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 83 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 71,716 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 74,211 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 76,930 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 95,694 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 101,179 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 101,979 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 105,810 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 118,379 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 139,313 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 4.3 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 3.9 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 1.8 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 5.1 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 4.8 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 2.3 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 1.2 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 2.4 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 5.1 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 11 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 13 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 14 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 13 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 9.1 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 10.0 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 52 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 71 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 57 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 50 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 47 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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