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 22,001 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 23,110 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 22,957 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 5.0 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -0.7 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 24 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 23 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 26 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 2.1 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 12 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 9.9 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 24 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 33 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 55 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 51 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 74 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 59 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 3.8 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 5.3 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 20 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 33 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.5 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 2.3 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 21 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 24 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 27 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 8.5 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 9.1 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 13 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 52 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 58 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 53 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 49 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 48 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 48 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 58 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 51 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 92 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 46 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 28 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 35 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 8.6 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 11 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 9.6 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 12 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 7.3 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 11 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 9.3 11 4.4 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 16 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 17 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 10 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 14 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 14 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 13 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 12 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 15 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 40,756 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 40,317 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 44,484 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -1.1 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 10 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 3,935 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 3,794 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 3,582 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 3,560 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 3,700 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 3,879 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 3,649 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 3,449 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 2,624 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 2,390 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 2,191 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 2,233 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 2,124 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,958 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 2,023 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,996 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,686 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,587 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 8,255 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 8,395 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 8,119 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 7.4 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 7.0 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 6.3 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 31 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 31 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 32 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 187 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 208 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 185 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 261 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 284 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 178 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 199 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 200 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 198 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 268 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 203 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 118 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 122,446 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 112,327 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 129,185 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 130,829 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 133,143 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 156,831 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 179,127 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 217,254 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 265,505 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 331,758 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 435,280 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 416,535 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 14 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 18 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 -4.3 5.6 -12 28
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 31 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 40 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 53 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 70 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 70 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 88 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 86 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 102 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 121 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 64,136 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 59,237 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 56,076 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 69,501 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 75,750 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 75,368 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 82,718 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 97,797 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 99,087 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 11 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 27 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 14 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 6.5 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 7.6 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 4.8 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 4.6 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 10 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 16 10 0.5 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 21 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 16 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 23 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 28 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 20 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 20 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 43 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 45 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 48 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 48 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 46 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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