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 39
Ward 8 / Congress Heights, Bellevue, Washington Highlands

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Neighborhood cluster		 Average Low High
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
% 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 17
% 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 (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 food stamps, 2008 11,988 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 14,159 2,690 23 14,159
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
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 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 1.0 532
Number of sales, 1999 129 127 6.0 542
Number of sales, 2000 124 105 1.0 461
Number of sales, 2001 97 106 2.0 440
Number of sales, 2002 84 106 1.0 421
Number of sales, 2003 99 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 151 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 122 110 2.0 501
Number of sales, 2006 135 90 0.0 372
Number of sales, 2007 79 77 2.0 305
Number of sales, 2008 54 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 37 58 0.0 250
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 120,000 220,000 87,000 562,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 115,000 211,000 93,000 595,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 106,000 214,000 88,000 561,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 103,000 224,000 71,000 635,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 118,000 238,000 71,000 715,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 125,000 275,000 69,000 749,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 134,000 309,000 114,000 841,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 147,000 359,000 120,000 990,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 157,000 403,000 141,000 1,283,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 177,000 442,000 152,000 1,124,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 220,000 515,000 178,000 1,263,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 273,000 531,000 233,000 1,237,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 290,000 550,000 252,000 1,165,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 264,000 520,000 234,000 1,163,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 195,000 459,000 189,000 1,041,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 5.1 6.8 3.8 15
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 1.9 0.8 -3.1 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -26 -12 -34 7.8
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 43,021 73,203 20,725 163,604
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 35,156 73,466 27,622 168,361
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 43,775 73,241 23,597 163,815
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 37,580 80,813 29,268 177,951
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 51,538 86,890 38,229 192,237
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 54,490 87,425 37,074 181,261
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 53,084 87,793 46,017 180,509
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 59,445 98,477 49,359 180,896
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 66,477 107,088 56,258 194,065
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 67,500 114,215 61,750 218,875
% 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 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
Violent crimes, 2006 19 14 0.7 36
Violent crimes, 2007 24 14 0.7 37
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
Property crimes, 2006 42 43 10 165
Property crimes, 2007 51 48 13 184

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised April 22, 2010).
 
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