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 33
Ward 7 / Capitol View, Marshall Heights, Benning Heights

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Population        
Population, 1980 21,963 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 18,877 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 15,080 14,301 2,374 46,779
Population, 2005-09 13,889 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 14,888 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -14 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -20 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 -7.9 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 -1.3 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 32 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 29 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 32 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 26 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 28 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -23 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -12 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -25 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -12 -12 -51 62
% foreign born, 1980 1.3 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 0.7 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 0.8 13 0.5 33
% foreign born, 2005-09 2.0 13 1.0 30
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 68 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 63 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 99 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 99 61 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 97 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 96 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 0.4 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.2 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 0.7 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 0.8 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 0.2 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 0.3 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 1.1 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 2.5 9.1 0.9 27
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.1 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.6 3.0 0.1 13
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 0.8 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 0.2 4.2 0.2 14
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 25 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 23 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 33 20 3.5 50
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 25 18 4.0 47
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 8.7 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 11 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 18 11 1.7 32
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 18 9.2 1.7 28
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 58 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 54 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 44 57 36 82
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 50 60 41 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 46 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 39 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 33 22 2.0 44
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 22 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 68 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 67 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 77 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 95 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 96 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 55 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 59 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 36 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 48 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 39 29 0.0 64
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 16 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 16 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 13 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 16 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 15 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 18 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 14 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 15 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 16 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 14 11 3.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 21 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 21 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 18 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 20 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 24 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 21 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 22 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 23 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 22 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 19 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 54,437 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 55,028 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 52,133 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 47,770 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 1.1 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 -5.3 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 -8.4 12 -26 68
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 4,209 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 4,219 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 4,382 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 4,571 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 4,671 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 4,845 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 4,882 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 4,759 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 4,836 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 5,712 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 6,717 3,056 25 16,217
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 3,818 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 3,123 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 2,644 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 2,819 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 2,933 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 2,771 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 2,831 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 2,789 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 2,706 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 2,574 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 2,575 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 2,799 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 2,939 1,161 7.0 7,427
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 7,674 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 7,018 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 5,893 6,208 722 17,458
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 5,753 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 5,866 6,668 786 19,514
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.0 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 5.1 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 12 6.2 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 5.4 5.9 0.0 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 30 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 32 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 37 41 9.3 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 38 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 62 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 66 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 72 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 89 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 86 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 82 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 87 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 89 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 84 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 118 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 122 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 114 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 94 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 97 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 111 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 76 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 115,000 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 118,000 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 115,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 114,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 108,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 111,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 123,000 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 138,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 151,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 170,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 230,000 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 270,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 299,000 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 324,000 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 320,000 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 315,000 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 11 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 6.5 -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 -1.6 4.9 -18 30
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 33 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 21 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 20 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 28 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 21 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 23 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 33 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 55 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 57 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 73 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 48,404 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 49,643 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 49,970 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 36,467 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 40,828 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 39,594 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 54,313 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 61,453 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 66,697 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 70,219 121,979 65,947 233,752
% subprime loans, 1997 17 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 25 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 21 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 16 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 2.1 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 14 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 8.4 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 8.3 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 25 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 18 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 20 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 20 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 20 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 17 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 16 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 17 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 16 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 14 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 16 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 18 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 17 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 39 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 41 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 50 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 55 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 39 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 30 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 29 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 37 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 42 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 29 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 32 40 14 93

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised September 7, 2011).
 
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