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 10,012 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 11,138 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 11,794 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 11 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 5.9 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 15 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 15 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 15 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 13 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 3.2 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 18 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 32 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 38 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 46 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 41 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 36 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 27 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 35 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 35 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 26 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 31 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 3.0 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.3 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 18 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 14 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 18 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 5.4 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 5.5 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 5.8 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 68 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 74 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 69 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 25 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 27 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 29 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 34 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 25 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 97 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 57 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 22 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 29 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 8.3 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 11 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 8.2 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 11 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 8.2 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 10.0 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 4.4 11 4.4 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 7.8 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 8.8 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 9.0 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 8.2 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 8.9 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 2.3 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 1.5 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 6.0 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 58,050 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 59,368 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 69,402 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 2.3 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 17 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 573 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 545 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 493 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 501 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 508 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 475 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 495 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 528 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 249 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 212 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 194 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 191 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 187 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 186 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 182 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 139 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 148 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 169 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 4,512 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 4,558 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 5,203 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 8.3 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 15 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.8 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 23 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 31 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 27 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 59 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 67 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 70 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 106 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 83 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 79 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 70 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 78 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 58 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 57 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 62 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 54 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 258,497 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 244,476 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 277,102 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 286,571 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 332,295 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 421,427 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 440,529 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 557,541 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 583,149 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 714,556 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 796,244 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 701,425 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 11 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 9.7 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 -12 5.6 -12 28
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 46 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 68 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 78 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 92 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 80 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 70 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 54 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 70 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 77 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 88,220 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 93,456 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 89,679 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 104,341 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 114,963 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 109,103 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 106,937 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 116,312 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 128,500 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 3.2 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 4.2 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 0.6 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 1.5 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 2.3 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 1.3 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 2.4 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 3.1 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 3.5 10 0.5 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 7.0 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 7.1 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 8.8 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 10 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 8.4 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 8.7 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 36 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 39 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 47 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 41 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 26 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 24 44 4.2 191

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