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 36
Ward 8 / Woodland/Fort Stanton, Garfield Heights, Knox Hill

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Population
Population, 1980 6,379 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 7,473 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 6,395 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 17 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -14 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 34 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 32 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 37 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 9.0 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -0.9 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 1.4 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.4 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 0.8 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 48 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 43 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 97 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 99 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 1.6 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.6 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 1.4 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 0.2 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 0.3 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 27 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 35 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 47 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 7.5 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 15 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 22 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 58 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 44 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 41 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 45 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 42 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 35 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 76 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 76 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 95 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 46 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 48 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 61 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 7.8 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 9.4 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 21 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 18 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 17 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 11 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 31 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 30 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 21 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 24 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 23 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 20 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 23 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 4.3 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 33,007 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 31,825 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 28,849 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -3.6 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -9.4 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 2,468 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 2,401 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 2,423 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 2,631 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 2,831 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 2,751 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 2,639 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 2,581 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,942 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 1,751 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 1,566 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 1,741 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,773 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,693 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,746 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,650 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,468 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,435 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 2,389 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 2,394 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 2,347 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 7.8 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 9.7 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 13 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 8.9 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 9.1 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 15 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 11 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 14 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 14 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 28 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 25 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 11 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 11 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 7.0 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 5.0 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 9.0 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 6.0 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 9.0 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 159,105 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 115,630 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 150,630 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 150,100 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 155,009 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 120,287 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 179,478 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 i 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 i 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 i 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 i 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 i 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 i 14 -14 34
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 13 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 28 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 30 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 32 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 54 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 20 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 22 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 20 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 32 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 52,932 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 50,922 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 49,821 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 55,573 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 49,073 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 49,938 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 44,579 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 70,821 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 78,500 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 8.3 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 6.7 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 15 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 2.8 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 17 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 18 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 7.7 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 20 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 27 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 30 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 30 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 27 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 31 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 28 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 27 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 28 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 37 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 46 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 40 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 32 44 11 153

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