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 39
Ward 8 / Congress Heights, Bellevue, Washington Highlands

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Population
Population, 1980 39,995 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 36,478 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 30,583 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 -8.8 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 -16 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 37 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 32 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 34 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -21 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -10 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 1.7 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.1 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 2.1 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 56 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 55 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 98 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 1.1 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 1.0 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 0.4 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 0.8 7.9 0.2 30
% 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
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 26 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 27 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 34 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 11 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 13 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 20 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 61 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 59 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 45 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 39 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 39 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 33 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 72 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 72 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 94 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 54 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 39 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 46 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 19 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 18 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 18 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 13 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 13 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 13 11 5.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 22 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 23 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 21 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 21 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 18 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 21 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 17 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 18 11 0.0 24
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 36,286 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 36,524 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 36,576 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 0.7 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 0.1 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 10,858 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 10,081 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 10,413 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 11,126 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 11,392 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 11,020 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 10,882 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 10,958 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 9,052 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 7,937 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 7,258 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 6,991 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 7,153 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 7,364 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 7,267 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 6,831 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 6,125 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 6,080 1,059 0.0 6,080
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 14,437 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 13,379 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 11,577 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 6.1 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 12 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 13 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 18 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 20 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 24 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 67 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 90 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 76 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 139 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 138 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 118 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 92 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 123 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 104 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 157 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 122 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 137 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 115,644 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 110,146 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 103,316 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 98,532 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 114,187 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 122,816 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 128,837 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 147,525 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 152,126 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 172,328 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 212,332 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 264,320 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.1 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 15 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 24 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 22 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 22 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 29 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 35 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 32 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 44 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 59 102 32 1,492
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 41,676 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 34,058 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 42,407 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 36,406 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 49,928 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 52,787 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 51,425 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 57,587 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 64,400 103,741 54,500 188,000
% subprime loans, 1997 14 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 17 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 23 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 27 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 7.7 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 11 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 4.7 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 12 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 23 10 0.4 29
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 26 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 26 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 26 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 26 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 21 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 21 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 36 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 43 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 45 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 43 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 39 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 38 44 11 153

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