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 10,362 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 10,764 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 11,297 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 3.9 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 5.0 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 1.7 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 1.4 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 1.2 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -15 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -12 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 15 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 17 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 19 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 30 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 21 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 5.1 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 6.1 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 82 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 75 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 4.8 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 5.3 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 7.1 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 13 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 13 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 22 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 29 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 2.8 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 4.4 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 29 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 62 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 58 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 48 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 6.1 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 5.3 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 5.6 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 3.6 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 16 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 44 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 9.1 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 9.2 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 4.2 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 7.6 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 10 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 8.5 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 16 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 12 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 5.8 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 12 11 4.4 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 6.7 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 4.2 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 1.7 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 0.0 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 2.9 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.0 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.0 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 4.8 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 120,083 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 172,588 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 202,007 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 44 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 17 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 69 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 55 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 44 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 32 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 41 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 41 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 48 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 81 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 7.0 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 8.0 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 s 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 s 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 0.0 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 s 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 12 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 5.0 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 7.0 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 26 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 6,092 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 5,538 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 5,514 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 7.6 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 9.6 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 3.3 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 23 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 30 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 29 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 9.0 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 11 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 12 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 18 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 17 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 9.0 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 9.0 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 13 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 17 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 16 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 9.0 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 14 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 i 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 284,121 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 321,348 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 329,458 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 270,690 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 i 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 i 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 575,118 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 631,041 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 582,017 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 i 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 714,795 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.7 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 i 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 i 5.6 -12 28
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 55 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 83 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 109 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 98 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 118 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 115 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 124 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 125 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 163 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 103,594 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 71,933 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 65,273 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 82,257 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 85,516 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 73,658 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 70,285 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 71,181 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 108,020 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 0.3 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 0.5 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 1.1 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 0.7 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 1.0 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 0.7 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 0.1 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 1.0 10 0.5 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 5.5 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 5.3 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 5.3 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 4.4 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 4.1 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 3.1 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 65 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 49 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 49 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 44 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 41 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 39 44 4.2 191

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