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  
 
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
% change population, 1980-1990 9.4 -4.9 -62 23
% change population, 1990-2000 3.7 -5.7 -20 77
% children, 1980 23 22 1.8 43
% children, 1990 18 19 1.4 37
% children, 2000 21 20 1.2 43
% change child population, 1980-1990 -15 -19 -77 53
% change child population, 1990-2000 21 -2.0 -31 200
% 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
% 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
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 12 27 0.1 87
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 16 28 0.1 85
% Hispanic, 1990 2.2 5.2 0.0 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.2 7.9 0.2 30
% 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
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
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
% 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
% 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
% female-headed families with children, 1990 60 54 4.7 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 66 52 6.6 81
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 96 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 39 63 30 91
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 37 25 0.0 56
% children in poverty, 2000 37 32 0.5 67
% 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
% 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
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 34,457 59,101 28,399 152,093
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 31,335 71,274 30,163 210,448
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 43,383 78,192 24,416 237,638
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -9.1 21 -9.1 55
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 38 9.7 -34 38
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 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
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
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
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
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 5.0 87 5.0 361
Number of sales, 1996 3.0 96 3.0 396
Number of sales, 1997 1.0 106 1.0 417
Number of sales, 1998 1.0 140 1.0 559
Number of sales, 1999 4.0 133 4.0 548
Number of sales, 2000 3.0 101 3.0 429
Number of sales, 2001 2.0 109 2.0 447
Number of sales, 2002 1.0 112 1.0 471
Number of sales, 2003 2.0 111 2.0 473
Number of sales, 2004 1.0 124 1.0 563
Number of sales, 2005 3.0 112 3.0 502
Number of sales, 2006 1.0 91 1.0 381
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 i 208,945 79,930 542,844
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 i 200,371 89,770 574,849
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 i 207,208 85,857 542,577
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 i 215,544 71,234 610,578
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 i 226,333 71,659 690,725
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 i 260,852 74,785 710,405
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 i 296,623 108,296 819,534
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 i 342,518 111,220 944,219
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 i 387,765 136,350 1,059,247
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 i 435,310 147,082 1,097,628
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 i 501,908 171,989 1,220,908
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 i 571,801 225,160 1,234,179
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 i 11 4.9 20
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 i 14 6.3 28
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 i 14 -14 34
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 74,226 70,916 20,078 158,491
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 65,749 71,170 26,759 163,099
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 75,465 70,952 22,859 158,696
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 100,939 78,287 28,354 172,390
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 78,710 84,174 37,035 186,230
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 110,867 84,693 35,915 175,596
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 72,707 85,049 44,579 174,868
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 104,422 93,142 47,817 175,243
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 104,375 103,741 54,500 188,000
% 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
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 54 15 0.9 54
Violent crimes, 2001 53 16 1.2 53
Violent crimes, 2002 46 16 0.9 46
Violent crimes, 2003 49 16 0.5 49
Violent crimes, 2004 34 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2005 34 14 0.5 36
Property crimes, 2000 312 54 19 312
Property crimes, 2001 286 56 17 286
Property crimes, 2002 243 55 14 243
Property crimes, 2003 191 55 16 191
Property crimes, 2004 156 48 11 156
Property crimes, 2005 153 44 11 153

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised February 20, 2008).
 
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