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 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
Population, 2005-09 19,183 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 20,909 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -6.0 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -6.9 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 3.8 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 13 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 15 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 12 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 11 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 11 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 11 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -25 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -15 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 7.6 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 17 -12 -51 62
% 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
% foreign born, 2005-09 8.0 13 1.0 30
% 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
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 30 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 35 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 46 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 48 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 59 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 56 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 1.7 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 3.1 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 4.4 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 5.2 9.1 0.9 27
% 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
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 3.8 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 3.4 4.2 0.2 14
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
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 6.6 18 4.0 47
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
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 3.8 9.2 1.7 28
% 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
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 66 60 41 83
% 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
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 10 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 42 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 36 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 18 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 98 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 96 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 75 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 74 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 16 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 21 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 6.7 29 0.0 64
% 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
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 8.3 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 8.7 11 3.3 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
% births to teen mothers, 2006 2.6 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 2.2 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 87,350 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 117,819 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 131,428 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 169,454 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 35 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 12 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 29 12 -26 68
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 food stamps, 2008 1,034 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 1,146 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 1,296 3,056 25 16,217
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
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 368 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 405 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 445 1,161 7.0 7,427
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
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 8,161 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 8,324 6,668 786 19,514
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
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 1.4 5.9 0.0 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
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 58 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 163 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 211 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 230 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 316 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 300 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 246 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 252 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 264 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 239 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 267 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 267 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 197 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 171 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 159 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 168 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 168 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 188,000 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 198,000 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 205,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 211,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 216,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 261,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 346,000 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 397,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 449,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 583,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 614,000 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 637,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 584,000 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 557,000 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 578,000 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 613,000 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 8.9 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -0.0 -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 6.0 4.9 -18 30
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
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 71 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 79,062 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 81,812 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 84,809 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 105,495 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 111,542 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 112,424 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 116,647 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 130,504 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 153,581 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 152,262 121,979 65,947 233,752
% 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
% subprime loans, 2006 5.8 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 11 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 13 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 13 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 12 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 8.7 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 9.3 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 8.4 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 8.7 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 9.5 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 9.7 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 7.3 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 52 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 70 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 55 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 48 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 45 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 42 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 35 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 43 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 48 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 47 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 38 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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