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 29
Ward 7 / Eastland Gardens, Kenilworth

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Population
Population, 1980 3,506 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 1,341 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 2,374 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 -62 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 77 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 39 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 23 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 39 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -77 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 200 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 2.1 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 0.0 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 1.3 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 60 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 55 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 99 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 1.3 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.4 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 0.0 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 0.9 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 1.2 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 38 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 9.8 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 28 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 16 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 8.8 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 21 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 42 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 57 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 44 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 46 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 32 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 31 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 71 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 61 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 96 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 65 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 5.5 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 43 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 15 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 5.7 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 8.1 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 24 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 11 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 12 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 21 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 15 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 38 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 34 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 38 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 32 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 29 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 25 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 25 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 21 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 44,932 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 65,039 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 42,773 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 45 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -34 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 869 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 824 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 895 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 922 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 975 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 1,086 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,092 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,041 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 493 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 478 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 506 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 513 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 594 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 585 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 605 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 627 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 617 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 652 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 874 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 506 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 722 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 4.7 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 46 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 11 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 40 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 68 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 43 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 6.0 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 7.0 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 12 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 16 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 12 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 5.0 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 7.0 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 13 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 10 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 18 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 15 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 14 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 i 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 i 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 119,981 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 145,269 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 124,462 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 i 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 i 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 179,167 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 149,295 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 187,694 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 278,685 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 347,113 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 i 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 i 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 25 14 -14 34
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 7.3 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 22 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 21 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 12 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 16 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 26 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 15 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 47 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 40 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 40,155 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 50,323 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 44,546 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 56,140 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 76,091 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 65,136 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 50,948 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 54,796 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 84,000 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 50 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 20 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 0.0 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 0.0 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 22 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 30 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 14 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 26 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 20 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 20 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 26 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 24 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 21 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 36 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 37 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 48 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 37 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 99 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 56 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 43 44 11 153

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