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 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
% change population, 1980-1990 21 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 7.1 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 14 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 13 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 13 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 6.4 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 7.2 -2.0 -35 58
% 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
% 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
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 86 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 81 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 5.4 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 6.3 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 6.0 3.0 0.0 13
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
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
% 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
% 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
% female-headed families with children, 1990 15 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 12 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 90 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 4.2 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 2.4 32 0.9 62
% 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
% 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
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 150,892 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 209,424 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 236,015 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 13 9.7 -25 44
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 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
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
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
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 71 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 66 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 67 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 155 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 199 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 245 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 286 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 290 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 185 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 209 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 220 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 224 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 193 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 193 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 139 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 515,634 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 495,559 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 529,659 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 538,072 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 573,520 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 617,089 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 702,457 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 844,236 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 847,679 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 889,079 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 986,281 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 977,058 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 7.0 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 6.8 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 -0.9 5.6 -12 28
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 156,997 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 161,899 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 157,588 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 171,100 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 184,286 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 171,951 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 164,798 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 170,623 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 186,057 104,052 54,847 189,432
% 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
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 0.8 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 1.2 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 0.8 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 0.5 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 0.6 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 0.5 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 20 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 17 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 14 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 17 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 11 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 11 44 4.2 191

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