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 4
Ward 2 / Georgetown, Burleith/Hillandale

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Population
Population, 1980 16,071 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 17,919 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 18,741 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 11 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 4.6 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 7.0 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 6.1 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 6.1 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -3.5 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 4.4 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 11 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 15 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 14 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 30 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 26 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 4.1 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 3.7 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 86 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 85 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 5.6 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.2 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.4 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.6 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 16 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 16 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 15 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 2.0 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.4 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 2.1 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 68 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 68 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 66 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 6.4 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 4.4 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 2.0 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 21 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 10 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 83 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 9.9 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 6.9 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 3.3 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 3.1 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 6.4 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 4.5 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 3.5 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 4.7 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 8.5 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 5.5 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 8.1 11 4.2 22
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.8 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.0 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 0.6 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 0.0 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.0 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.6 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.0 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.6 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 138,053 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 174,777 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 208,356 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 27 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 19 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 24 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 29 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 31 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 27 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 26 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 36 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 30 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 45 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 40 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 5.0 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 6.0 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 10 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 11 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 11 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 9.0 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 12 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 12 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 s 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 8.0 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 8.0 1,057 0.0 6,543
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 6,629 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 7,004 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 7,446 6,208 722 17,458
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 5.3 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 5.9 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.6 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 42 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 48 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 52 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 185 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 194 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 280 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 370 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 298 133 4.0 550
Number of sales, 2000 247 101 3.0 430
Number of sales, 2001 239 109 2.0 446
Number of sales, 2002 252 113 2.0 474
Number of sales, 2003 248 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 211 123 2.0 561
Number of sales, 2005 205 111 2.0 495
Number of sales, 2006 170 91 1.0 377
Number of sales, 2007 160 76 2.0 305
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 443,000 216,000 83,000 561,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 409,000 207,000 93,000 594,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 461,000 214,000 89,000 561,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 454,000 223,000 74,000 631,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 511,000 234,000 74,000 714,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 579,000 270,000 77,000 735,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 690,000 307,000 109,000 848,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 798,000 352,000 115,000 985,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 802,000 406,000 141,000 1,282,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 863,000 444,000 152,000 1,135,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 1,029,000 513,000 178,000 1,263,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 931,000 584,000 233,000 1,239,000
Median sales price (2007 $), 2007 923,000 550,000 251,000 1,197,000
% annual change median price, 1997-2007 7.2 9.9 6.4 19
% annual change median price, 2002-2007 3.0 9.3 1.4 20
% annual change median price, 2006-2007 -0.8 -5.8 -16 20
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 74 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 102 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 99 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 83 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 83 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 86 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 79 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 94 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 90 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 64 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 145,234 73,203 20,725 163,604
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 132,802 73,466 27,622 168,361
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 100,588 73,241 23,597 163,815
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 136,976 80,813 29,268 177,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 158,514 86,890 38,229 192,237
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 160,389 87,425 37,074 181,261
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 180,509 87,793 46,017 180,509
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 173,692 98,477 49,359 180,896
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 183,914 107,088 56,258 194,065
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2006 197,000 114,215 61,750 218,875
% subprime loans, 1997 2.1 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 1.0 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 0.9 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 2.3 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 2.5 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 1.0 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 0.9 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 1.8 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 2.6 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 1.6 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 6.6 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 6.3 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 6.1 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 5.8 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 5.7 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 5.0 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 5.7 14 0.7 36
Violent crimes, 2007 6.3 14 0.7 37
Property crimes, 2000 54 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 56 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 45 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 46 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 46 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 48 44 11 153
Property crimes, 2006 44 43 10 165
Property crimes, 2007 49 48 13 184

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