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 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
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 22 11 4.2 22
% 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
% births to teen mothers, 2006 18 12 0.0 29
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 food stamps, 2008 2,767 2,327 17 11,988
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
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 1,587 1,057 0.0 6,543
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 4.0 550
Number of sales, 2000 11 101 3.0 430
Number of sales, 2001 11 109 2.0 446
Number of sales, 2002 7.0 113 2.0 474
Number of sales, 2003 5.0 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 9.0 123 2.0 561
Number of sales, 2005 7.0 111 2.0 495
Number of sales, 2006 9.0 91 1.0 377
Number of sales, 2007 7.0 76 2.0 305
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 165,000 216,000 83,000 561,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 120,000 207,000 93,000 594,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 156,000 214,000 89,000 561,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 155,000 223,000 74,000 631,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 160,000 234,000 74,000 714,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 124,000 270,000 77,000 735,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 186,000 307,000 109,000 848,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 i 352,000 115,000 985,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 i 406,000 141,000 1,282,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 i 444,000 152,000 1,135,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 i 513,000 178,000 1,263,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 i 584,000 233,000 1,239,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2007 i 550,000 251,000 1,197,000
% annual change median price, 1997-2007 i 9.9 6.4 19
% annual change median price, 2002-2007 i 9.3 1.4 20
% annual change median price, 2006-2007 i -5.8 -16 20
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
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 89 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 54,639 73,203 20,725 163,604
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 52,564 73,466 27,622 168,361
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 51,429 73,241 23,597 163,815
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 57,366 80,813 29,268 177,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 50,656 86,890 38,229 192,237
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 51,549 87,425 37,074 181,261
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 46,017 87,793 46,017 180,509
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 73,105 98,477 49,359 180,896
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 81,032 107,088 56,258 194,065
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2006 61,750 114,215 61,750 218,875
% 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
% subprime loans, 2006 7.0 8.7 0.5 28
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
Violent crimes, 2006 25 14 0.7 36
Violent crimes, 2007 25 14 0.7 37
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
Property crimes, 2006 26 43 10 165
Property crimes, 2007 40 48 13 184

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised January 21, 2009).
 
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