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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PSA 302

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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
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 9.7 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 8.1 11 2.9 16
% 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
% births to teen mothers, 2006 13 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 16 12 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 food stamps, 2008 3,434 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 4,096 2,392 11 9,221
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
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 1,520 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 1,652 1,003 0.0 4,578
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 147 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 158 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 156 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 235 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 270 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 183 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 203 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 188 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 198 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 268 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 202 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 115 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 94 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 56 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 84 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 133,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 117,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 134,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 134,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 137,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 161,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 182,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 221,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 273,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 342,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 450,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 431,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 444,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 427,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 385,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 11 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 2.4 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -9.8 -9.9 -34 6.4
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
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 123 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 66,205 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 61,147 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 57,885 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 71,743 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 78,193 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 77,799 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 85,387 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 100,951 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 102,283 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 107,512 112,587 61,625 216,837
% 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
% subprime loans, 2006 9.2 8.7 0.3 67
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
Violent crimes, 2006 23 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 22 14 0.2 51
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
Property crimes, 2006 47 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 49 48 3.1 235

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised April 22, 2010).
 
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