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  
 
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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
Population, 2005-09 29,895 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 30,959 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -8.8 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -16 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 -2.2 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 1.2 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 37 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 32 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 34 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 31 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 29 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -21 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -10 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -12 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -14 -12 -51 62
% 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
% foreign born, 2005-09 1.8 13 1.0 30
% 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
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 97 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 97 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 1.1 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 1.0 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 0.9 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 0.8 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 0.4 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 0.8 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 1.5 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 1.4 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 0.0 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 0.2 4.2 0.2 14
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
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 32 18 4.0 47
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
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 19 9.2 1.7 28
% 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
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 48 60 41 83
% 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
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 21 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 72 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 72 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 81 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 94 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 95 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 54 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 53 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 39 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 46 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 46 29 0.0 64
% 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
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 15 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 15 11 3.3 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
% births to teen mothers, 2006 16 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 19 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 47,493 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 47,805 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 47,873 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 45,066 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 0.7 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 0.1 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 -5.9 12 -26 68
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 food stamps, 2008 11,988 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 14,159 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 16,217 3,056 25 16,217
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
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 6,543 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 7,030 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 7,427 1,161 7.0 7,427
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
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 11,513 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 12,474 6,668 786 19,514
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
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 9.2 5.9 0.0 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
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 26 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 53 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 86 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 71 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 131 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 128 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 124 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 97 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 84 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 99 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 151 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 122 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 136 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 82 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 54 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 33 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 50 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 122,000 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 117,000 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 107,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 104,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 120,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 127,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 136,000 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 150,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 160,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 180,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 223,000 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 280,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 294,000 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 268,000 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 219,000 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 220,000 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 5.7 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -0.3 -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 0.6 4.9 -18 30
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
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 100 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 45,945 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 37,546 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 46,750 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 40,135 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 55,041 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 58,194 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 56,693 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 63,485 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 70,996 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 72,088 121,979 65,947 233,752
% 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
% subprime loans, 2006 16 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 26 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 26 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 26 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 26 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 21 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 21 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 19 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 24 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 24 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 23 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 22 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 36 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 43 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 45 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 43 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 39 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 38 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 41 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 49 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 50 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 48 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 48 40 14 93

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