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  
 
Sources and Notes
 
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Population        
Population, 1980 14,557 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 17,599 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 18,849 12,712 5,043 29,791
Population, 2005-09 19,491 13,076 2,958 29,195
Population, 2010 18,910 13,372 3,012 31,258
% change population, 1980 to 1990 21 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990 to 2000 7.1 -5.7 -33 40
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 3.4 2.9 -43 35
% change population, 2000 to 2010 0.3 5.2 -42 57
% children, 1980 14 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 13 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 13 20 1.2 41
% children, 2005-09 19 19 1.7 39
% children, 2010 16 17 1.5 34
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 6.4 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 7.2 -2.0 -35 58
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 54 -0.3 -40 63
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 27 -12 -51 76
% foreign born, 1980 12 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 18 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 20 13 0.5 38
% foreign born, 2005-09 18 13 0.4 34
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 44 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 42 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 3.7 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 5.0 61 3.9 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 2.4 55 2.0 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 4.6 51 4.0 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 86 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 81 28 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 84 32 0.2 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 80 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 5.4 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 6.3 7.9 0.2 33
% Hispanic, 2005-09 5.7 8.5 0.2 36
% Hispanic, 2010 7.2 9.1 1.0 31
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.4 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.0 3.0 0.0 13
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 5.1 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 7.7 4.2 0.2 14
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 6.5 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 7.0 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 7.1 20 2.5 50
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 5.5 18 1.4 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.2 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.3 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 31 11 1.5 31
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 5.0 9.2 1.5 26
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 59 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 65 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 51 57 35 80
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 56 60 38 85
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 6.8 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 4.6 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 2.1 22 2.1 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 2.9 15 0.1 32
% female-headed families with children, 1990 15 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 12 52 8.8 77
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 9.6 53 3.7 86
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 98 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 90 63 39 96
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 91 64 45 100
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 4.2 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 2.4 32 0.9 62
% children in poverty, 2005-09 2.2 29 0.0 65
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 3.8 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 9.8 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 9.6 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 4.4 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 9.3 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 7.4 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 6.2 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 8.2 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 8.2 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 7.5 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 1.3 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.6 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 1.3 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 0.5 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.1 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.1 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 1.5 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.5 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.6 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 2.1 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 197,496 77,355 39,005 200,556
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 274,107 93,288 39,862 274,107
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 308,910 102,342 30,390 308,910
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 300,201 115,016 33,630 314,827
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 39 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 13 9.7 -25 44
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 -2.8 12 -23 61
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 22 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 19 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 17 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 21 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 24 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 27 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 18 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 16 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 18 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 25 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 28 2,716 17 10,492
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 0.0 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 s 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 11 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 6.0 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 6.0 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 s 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 5.0 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 9.0 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 0.0 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 0.0 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 0.0 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 0.0 1,003 0.0 4,578
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 s 1,032 7.0 4,789
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 5,328 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 6,578 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 7,072 5,519 1,361 17,648
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 7,024 5,572 798 16,417
Occupied housing units, 2010 7,024 5,927 812 18,180
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.8 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.7 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.9 6.2 1.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 5.7 5.9 0.0 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 71 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 66 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 67 41 3.2 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 72 45 1.8 78
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 143 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 187 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 236 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 264 118 0.0 313
Number of sales, 1999 273 113 0.0 312
Number of sales, 2000 173 93 0.0 247
Number of sales, 2001 199 94 0.0 251
Number of sales, 2002 212 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2003 212 93 0.0 231
Number of sales, 2004 188 105 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2005 189 98 0.0 260
Number of sales, 2006 141 80 0.0 212
Number of sales, 2007 147 68 0.0 164
Number of sales, 2008 103 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 123 47 0.0 136
Number of sales, 2010 138 55 0.0 144
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 537,000 214,000 86,000 544,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 503,000 202,000 85,000 503,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 552,000 208,000 91,000 552,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 544,000 219,000 74,000 569,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 596,000 230,000 67,000 640,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 633,000 262,000 74,000 696,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 739,000 305,000 117,000 860,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 876,000 354,000 128,000 903,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 891,000 390,000 143,000 945,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 930,000 450,000 156,000 1,068,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 1,010,000 524,000 181,000 1,166,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 1,028,000 553,000 237,000 1,363,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 1,079,000 552,000 268,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 1,089,000 522,000 228,000 1,241,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 1,042,000 491,000 216,000 1,143,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 1,118,000 490,000 191,000 1,150,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 5.9 6.5 3.3 15
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 2.0 -1.3 -5.1 10
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 7.3 -0.0 -20 14
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 60 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 81 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 89 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 85 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 77 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 81 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 84 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 87 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 85 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 61 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 173,077 75,326 0.0 173,077
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 178,481 78,026 30,584 178,481
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 173,728 76,284 23,402 173,728
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 188,624 84,673 22,670 188,624
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 203,161 90,157 41,515 203,161
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 189,562 92,008 35,591 189,562
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 181,677 92,970 0.0 200,140
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 188,098 103,822 36,473 188,203
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 205,113 114,709 60,464 208,834
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 231,575 120,240 65,813 231,575
% subprime loans, 1997 1.5 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 1.6 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 1.2 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 3.4 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 1.1 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 1.1 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 0.4 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 1.4 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 1.5 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 1.5 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 0.8 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 1.2 15 0.8 65
Violent crimes, 2002 0.8 15 0.4 53
Violent crimes, 2003 0.5 16 0.5 55
Violent crimes, 2004 0.6 14 0.6 40
Violent crimes, 2005 0.5 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2006 0.8 13 0.3 35
Violent crimes, 2007 0.6 14 0.3 37
Violent crimes, 2008 0.4 13 0.3 32
Violent crimes, 2009 0.6 13 0.3 29
Violent crimes, 2010 0.5 12 0.0 27
Property crimes, 2000 20 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 17 56 0.6 326
Property crimes, 2002 14 54 1.3 259
Property crimes, 2003 17 54 3.7 194
Property crimes, 2004 11 47 3.2 161
Property crimes, 2005 11 43 5.3 149
Property crimes, 2006 10 42 6.2 158
Property crimes, 2007 11 45 3.3 163
Property crimes, 2008 12 46 2.3 152
Property crimes, 2009 13 44 2.8 142
Property crimes, 2010 14 40 2.3 113

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