DC PSA 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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Population
Population, 1980 27,861 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 30,169 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 29,791 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 8.3 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -1.3 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 8.2 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 8.4 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 8.1 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 10 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -4.1 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 15 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 21 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 21 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 42 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 38 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 5.2 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 6.4 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 81 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 78 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 8.7 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 7.7 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.4 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.7 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 9.4 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 7.4 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 9.4 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.0 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.5 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 2.5 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 66 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 71 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 71 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 9.0 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 6.4 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 4.7 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 18 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 17 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 76 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 2.8 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 4.7 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 6.3 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 5.2 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 6.5 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 3.5 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 7.2 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 5.6 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 5.5 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 6.0 11 4.4 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.8 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.7 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 1.8 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 1.0 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 1.3 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.5 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.9 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.0 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 111,427 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 154,965 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 156,910 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 39 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 1.3 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 107 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 92 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 100 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 89 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 110 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 107 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 111 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 102 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 24 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 28 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 26 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 28 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 26 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 26 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 28 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 20 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 22 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 20 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 16,492 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 17,447 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 17,648 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.4 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.9 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 1.6 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 32 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 37 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 40 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 116 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 115 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 153 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 238 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 193 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 170 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 135 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 134 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 149 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 153 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 113 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 126 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 474,478 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 420,234 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 427,215 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 444,577 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 522,711 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 586,385 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 655,627 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 772,202 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 805,704 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 932,984 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 1,030,871 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 994,028 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.0 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 8.7 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 -3.6 5.6 -12 28
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 61 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 91 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 95 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 89 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 95 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 83 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 111 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 104 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 103 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 109,560 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 110,385 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 107,981 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 114,665 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 123,382 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 139,778 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 108,802 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 139,734 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 126,616 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 1.0 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 0.4 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 1.0 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 1.8 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 1.7 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 1.9 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 0.8 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 0.8 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 1.8 10 0.5 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 2.5 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 3.4 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 2.7 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 1.6 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 2.0 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 2.1 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 32 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 29 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 25 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 28 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 24 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 22 44 4.2 191

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