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 28
Ward 8 / Historic Anacostia

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Population
Population, 1980 6,394 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 5,689 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 4,873 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 -11 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -14 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 37 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 32 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 36 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -22 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -3.6 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 1.6 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.8 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 1.3 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 56 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 60 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 96 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 2.9 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 2.1 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 0.8 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 0.4 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.0 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 32 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 33 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 38 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 11 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 14 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 22 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 53 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 51 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 45 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 44 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 48 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 33 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 71 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 78 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 96 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 49 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 44 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 50 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 20 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 17 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 19 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 14 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 18 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 15 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 18 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 14 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 23 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 28 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 20 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 19 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 20 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 16 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 12 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 19 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 34,941 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 34,102 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 30,283 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -2.4 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -11 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 2,050 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,993 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 2,211 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 2,471 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 2,742 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 2,779 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 2,778 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 2,729 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,760 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 1,595 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 1,370 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 1,374 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,485 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,685 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,840 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,753 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,677 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,511 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 1,954 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 1,974 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 1,726 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 14 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 12 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 14 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 24 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 24 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 26 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 22 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 20 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 25 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 35 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 44 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 26 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 34 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 27 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 19 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 45 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 44 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 34 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 79,930 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 106,380 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 97,922 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 81,410 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 91,412 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 104,153 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 108,296 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 132,542 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 136,350 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 153,668 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 217,640 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 268,691 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.7 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 20 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 23 14 -14 34
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 12 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 15 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 30 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 29 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 41 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 76 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 47 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 100 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 129 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 40,764 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 38,940 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 48,356 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 42,530 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 47,695 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 46,952 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 47,498 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 58,156 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 64,500 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 75 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 40 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 31 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 11 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 0.0 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 3.0 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 10 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 24 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 24 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 23 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 25 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 24 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 19 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 21 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 45 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 47 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 44 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 44 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 47 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 36 44 11 153

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