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 8
Ward 6 / Downtown, Chinatown, Penn Quarters, Mount Vernon Square, North Capitol Street

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Population        
Population, 1980 7,587 15,958 3,506 44,081
Population, 1990 8,300 15,173 1,341 45,728
Population, 2000 8,609 14,301 2,374 46,779
Population, 2005-09 11,887 14,711 2,747 44,392
Population, 2010 13,560 15,043 2,445 47,378
% change population, 1980 to 1990 9.4 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990 to 2000 3.7 -5.7 -20 77
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 38 2.9 -20 38
% change population, 2000 to 2010 58 5.2 -7.3 58
% children, 1980 23 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 18 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 21 20 1.2 43
% children, 2005-09 14 19 2.0 47
% children, 2010 10 17 1.4 36
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -15 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 21 -2.0 -31 200
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -4.4 -0.3 -31 78
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -23 -12 -51 62
% foreign born, 1980 11 6.4 0.6 19
% foreign born, 1990 10 9.7 0.0 26
% foreign born, 2000 13 13 0.5 33
% foreign born, 2005-09 10 13 1.0 30
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 52 53 30 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 47 50 22 75
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 77 65 3.7 100
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 71 61 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 51 55 2.1 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 37 51 3.7 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 12 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 16 28 0.1 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 33 32 0.0 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 43 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 2.2 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.2 7.9 0.2 30
% Hispanic, 2005-09 5.5 8.5 0.0 29
% Hispanic, 2010 5.9 9.1 0.9 27
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 8.4 1.8 0.0 8.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 8.1 3.0 0.1 13
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 8.2 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 14 4.2 0.2 14
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 27 19 3.2 43
Poverty rate (%), 1990 36 17 2.4 42
Poverty rate (%), 2000 33 20 3.5 50
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 36 18 4.0 47
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 11 6.8 2.0 16
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 15 7.2 1.6 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 20 11 1.7 32
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 16 9.2 1.7 28
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 52 59 42 75
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 43 62 43 83
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 44 57 36 82
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 54 60 41 83
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 51 33 6.2 62
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 44 27 4.4 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 34 22 2.0 44
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 19 15 1.5 29
% female-headed families with children, 1990 60 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 66 52 6.6 81
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 71 53 3.6 88
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 96 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 93 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 39 63 30 91
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 44 64 44 92
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 37 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 37 32 0.5 67
% children in poverty, 2005-09 62 29 0.0 64
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 18 13 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 15 13 3.1 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 12 12 5.6 32
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 19 12 1.1 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 14 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 17 11 4.7 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 16 11 2.4 21
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 15 11 5.3 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 11 11 4.2 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 11 11 3.3 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 17 15 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 1999 11 15 0.0 34
% births to teen mothers, 2000 13 14 0.0 38
% births to teen mothers, 2001 18 13 0.0 32
% births to teen mothers, 2002 14 13 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2003 15 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2004 12 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2005 16 11 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2006 15 12 0.0 29
% births to teen mothers, 2007 6.6 12 0.0 29
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 45,099 77,355 37,171 199,069
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 41,013 93,288 39,479 275,447
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 56,782 102,342 31,957 311,035
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 95,523 115,016 34,618 308,423
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 -9.1 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 38 9.7 -34 38
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 68 12 -26 68
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 3,007 2,013 21 10,858
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 2,814 1,908 19 10,081
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 2,983 1,954 16 10,413
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 3,517 2,122 21 11,126
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 3,615 2,251 24 11,392
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 3,674 2,301 26 11,020
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 3,571 2,270 17 10,882
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 3,212 2,235 16 10,958
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 2,892 2,327 17 11,988
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 2,760 2,690 23 14,159
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 2,958 3,056 25 16,217
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,276 1,472 0.0 9,052
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 1,185 1,281 5.0 7,937
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 1,070 1,164 6.0 7,258
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 1,156 1,159 0.0 6,991
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,233 1,177 6.0 7,153
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,349 1,184 5.0 7,364
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,387 1,224 0.0 7,267
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,419 1,202 6.0 6,831
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,270 1,115 0.0 6,125
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,172 1,059 0.0 6,080
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 935 1,057 0.0 6,543
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 766 1,128 0.0 7,030
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 774 1,161 7.0 7,427
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 3,179 6,329 874 17,039
Occupied housing units, 1990 3,135 6,241 506 17,275
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,831 6,208 722 17,458
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 5,767 6,268 822 17,163
Occupied housing units, 2010 7,543 6,668 786 19,514
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 7.2 6.0 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 7.0 8.0 3.2 46
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 6.5 6.2 0.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 7.7 5.9 0.0 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 4.5 35 4.5 87
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 4.9 39 4.9 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 9.3 41 9.3 90
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 23 45 19 89
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 5.0 78 5.0 313
Number of sales, 1996 3.0 86 3.0 337
Number of sales, 1997 1.0 99 1.0 388
Number of sales, 1998 1.0 133 1.0 528
Number of sales, 1999 6.0 127 6.0 537
Number of sales, 2000 1.0 104 1.0 453
Number of sales, 2001 2.0 105 2.0 436
Number of sales, 2002 1.0 105 1.0 419
Number of sales, 2003 2.0 104 2.0 420
Number of sales, 2004 1.0 118 1.0 535
Number of sales, 2005 2.0 110 2.0 500
Number of sales, 2006 0.0 90 0.0 371
Number of sales, 2007 2.0 77 2.0 299
Number of sales, 2008 1.0 55 1.0 211
Number of sales, 2009 0.0 53 0.0 219
Number of sales, 2010 0.0 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 i 217,000 90,000 571,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 i 228,000 72,000 645,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 i 241,000 72,000 726,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 i 279,000 70,000 761,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 i 314,000 116,000 855,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 i 364,000 122,000 1,006,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 i 410,000 143,000 1,304,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 i 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 i 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 86 39 7.1 95
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 61 53 5.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 71 59 6.6 141
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 70 61 12 157
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 107 63 16 159
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 109 67 20 153
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 228 71 15 228
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 620 88 20 620
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 1,492 102 32 1,492
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 795 94 31 795
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 81,829 78,179 22,134 174,724
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 72,483 78,460 29,500 179,804
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 83,194 78,220 25,201 174,950
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 111,277 86,306 31,258 190,047
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 86,772 92,796 40,828 205,304
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 122,222 93,368 39,594 193,581
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 80,154 93,760 49,145 192,778
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 115,117 105,171 52,714 193,191
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 115,065 114,367 60,082 207,255
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 134,564 121,979 65,947 233,752
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 44
% subprime loans, 1998 2.7 5.9 0.0 88
% subprime loans, 1999 7.1 4.5 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2000 0.0 5.1 0.0 32
% subprime loans, 2001 1.3 3.1 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2002 1.3 2.8 0.0 22
% subprime loans, 2003 1.2 3.6 0.4 30
% subprime loans, 2004 1.3 5.3 0.1 20
% subprime loans, 2005 5.0 10 0.4 29
% subprime loans, 2006 1.7 8.7 0.5 28
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 54 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 50 15 1.2 50
Violent crimes, 2002 41 15 0.9 41
Violent crimes, 2003 42 16 0.5 42
Violent crimes, 2004 28 14 0.5 30
Violent crimes, 2005 26 14 0.5 36
Violent crimes, 2006 27 13 0.7 29
Violent crimes, 2007 25 14 0.4 31
Violent crimes, 2008 22 13 0.4 30
Violent crimes, 2009 21 13 0.4 27
Violent crimes, 2010 19 12 0.4 27
Property crimes, 2000 312 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 270 56 17 270
Property crimes, 2002 218 54 14 218
Property crimes, 2003 163 54 16 163
Property crimes, 2004 127 47 11 127
Property crimes, 2005 119 43 11 119
Property crimes, 2006 123 42 10 123
Property crimes, 2007 125 45 11 125
Property crimes, 2008 125 46 12 125
Property crimes, 2009 114 44 13 114
Property crimes, 2010 93 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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