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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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
Population, 2005-09 12,503 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 16,160 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 3.5 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 5.6 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 6.7 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 38 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 1.8 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 1.4 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 1.2 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 2.0 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 1.4 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -17 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -8.4 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 72 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 62 -12 -51 62
% 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
% foreign born, 2005-09 20 13 1.0 30
% 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
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 7.6 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 6.7 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 82 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 75 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 70 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 75 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 4.7 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 5.3 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 7.7 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 5.7 9.1 0.9 27
% 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
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 11 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 12 4.2 0.2 14
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
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 27 18 4.0 47
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
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 3.2 9.2 1.7 28
% 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
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 43 60 41 83
% 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
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 1.5 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 4.7 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 15 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 18 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 95 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 44 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 46 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 9.2 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 10 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 12 29 0.0 64
% 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 18
% 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 (2010 $), 1979 155,597 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 224,514 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 259,442 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 203,276 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 44 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 16 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 -22 12 -26 68
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 food stamps, 2010 94 3,056 25 16,217
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
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 27 1,161 7.0 7,427
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
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 5,221 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 6,413 6,668 786 19,514
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
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 13 5.9 0.0 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
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 39 45 19 89
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 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 12 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 11 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 7.0 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 10 105 1.0 419
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 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 14 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 2.0 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 3.0 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 7.0 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 7.0 61 0.0 278
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 i 223,000 88,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 i 215,000 94,000 605,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 338,000 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 393,000 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 393,000 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 449,000 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 i 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 539,000 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 664,000 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 665,000 449,000 154,000 1,149,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 i 523,000 181,000 1,284,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 752,000 536,000 238,000 1,260,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 i 560,000 257,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 i 529,000 238,000 1,182,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 i 486,000 219,000 1,113,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 i 510,000 193,000 1,218,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 i 6.2 3.9 16
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 i -0.5 -4.6 7.5
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 i 4.9 -18 30
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 112,947 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 107,611 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 76,476 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 102,925 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 115,528 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 90,350 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 99,934 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 97,384 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 113,111 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 118,997 121,979 65,947 233,752
% 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 4.6 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 4.3 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 4.1 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 3.1 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 2.5 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 1.7 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 2.0 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 3.1 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 3.6 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 3.0 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 54 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 39 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 39 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 37 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 32 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 29 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 26 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 26 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 28 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 24 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 22 40 14 93

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised September 7, 2011).
 
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