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 5
Ward 2 / West End, Foggy Bottom, GWU

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Neighborhood cluster		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 10,731 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 11,104 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 11,723 14,301 2,374 46,779
% change population, 1980-1990 3.5 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 5.6 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 1.8 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 1.4 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 1.2 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -17 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 -8.4 -2.0 -31 200
% foreign born, 1980 15 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 17 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 19 13 0.5 33
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 30 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 22 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 5.1 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 6.1 61 3.7 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 82 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 75 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 4.7 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 5.3 7.9 0.2 30
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 7.2 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 13 3.0 0.1 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 13 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 21 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 28 20 3.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 2.9 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 4.3 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 28 11 1.7 32
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 63 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 59 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 49 57 36 82
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 6.2 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 5.0 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 5.6 22 2.0 44
% female-headed families with children, 1990 4.7 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 15 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 44 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 9.2 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 10 32 0.5 67
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 4.4 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 7.3 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 9.5 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 9.6 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 16 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 12 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 6.6 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 4.2 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 6.0 11 3.3 17
% births to teen mothers, 1998 3.2 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 4.1 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 0.0 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 0.0 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 2.8 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 4.8 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.0 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 2.6 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 118,880 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 171,534 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 198,220 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 44 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 16 9.7 -34 38
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 62 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 49 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 42 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 30 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 38 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 36 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 47 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 77 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 85 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 73 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 7.0 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 8.0 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 s 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 s 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 s 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 s 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 10 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 s 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 8.0 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 25 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 31 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 19 1,128 0.0 7,030
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 6,324 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 5,787 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 5,811 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 3.3 6.2 0.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 23 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 30 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 29 41 9.3 90
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 6.0 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 7.0 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 10 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 16 133 1.0 532
Number of sales, 1999 12 127 6.0 542
Number of sales, 2000 11 105 1.0 461
Number of sales, 2001 7.0 106 2.0 440
Number of sales, 2002 10 106 1.0 421
Number of sales, 2003 17 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 12 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 9.0 110 2.0 501
Number of sales, 2006 14 90 0.0 372
Number of sales, 2007 2.0 77 2.0 305
Number of sales, 2008 3.0 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 7.0 58 0.0 250
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 i 220,000 87,000 562,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 i 211,000 93,000 595,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 332,000 214,000 88,000 561,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 386,000 224,000 71,000 635,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 386,000 238,000 71,000 715,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 442,000 275,000 69,000 749,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 i 309,000 114,000 841,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 530,000 359,000 120,000 990,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 653,000 403,000 141,000 1,283,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 654,000 442,000 152,000 1,124,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 i 515,000 178,000 1,263,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 740,000 531,000 233,000 1,237,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 i 550,000 252,000 1,165,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 i 520,000 234,000 1,163,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 i 459,000 189,000 1,041,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 i 6.8 3.8 15
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 i 0.8 -3.1 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 i -12 -34 7.8
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 49 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 83 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 107 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 99 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 117 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 114 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 124 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 123 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 170 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 119 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 105,758 73,203 20,725 163,604
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 100,762 73,466 27,622 168,361
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 71,609 73,241 23,597 163,815
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 96,374 80,813 29,268 177,951
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 108,175 86,890 38,229 192,237
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 84,599 87,425 37,074 181,261
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 93,574 87,793 46,017 180,509
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 91,186 98,477 49,359 180,896
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 105,912 107,088 56,258 194,065
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 111,423 114,215 61,750 218,875
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 0.4 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 0.5 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 1.2 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 0.7 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 0.9 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 0.9 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 0.1 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 0.9 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 0.7 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 3.8 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 4.8 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 4.6 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 4.6 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 3.6 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 3.0 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 2.0 14 0.7 36
Violent crimes, 2007 2.0 14 0.7 37
Property crimes, 2000 54 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 41 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 42 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 41 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 36 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 34 44 11 153
Property crimes, 2006 32 43 10 165
Property crimes, 2007 32 48 13 184

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised April 22, 2010).
 
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