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 11,309 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 10,996 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 10,913 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -2.8 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -0.8 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 26 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 25 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 21 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -5.9 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -16 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 11 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 21 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 27 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 46 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 36 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 78 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 65 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 3.7 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 7.5 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 17 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 26 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.2 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 1.8 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 35 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 36 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 32 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 11 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 12 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 8.4 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 49 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 52 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 55 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 52 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 47 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 43 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 59 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 63 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 95 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 40 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 51 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 37 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 9.6 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 16 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 7.0 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 10 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 9.1 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 9.2 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 12 11 4.4 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 20 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 20 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 18 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 20 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 18 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 6.3 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 9.7 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 7.1 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 31,757 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 33,586 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 36,666 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 5.8 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 9.2 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,847 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,731 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,788 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,878 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,729 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 1,782 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,684 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,650 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,159 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 980 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 981 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 964 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,012 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,000 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 912 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 866 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 753 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 669 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 3,910 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 4,042 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,874 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 12 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 6.6 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 4.7 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 12 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 11 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 15 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 43 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 53 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 51 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 62 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 68 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 53 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 44 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 50 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 48 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 47 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 33 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 25 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 127,270 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 142,721 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 147,659 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 147,556 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 168,014 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 174,591 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 183,916 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 244,050 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 285,546 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 362,217 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 445,897 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 529,668 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 14 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 24 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 19 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 32 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 62 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 83 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 106 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 104 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 191 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 217 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 229 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 76,923 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 56,581 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 64,846 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 72,439 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 75,651 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 78,663 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 73,703 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 83,279 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 94,576 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 12 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 31 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 1.0 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 9.6 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 3.4 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 2.3 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 3.5 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 2.1 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 5.9 10 0.5 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 16 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 21 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 18 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 19 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 17 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 20 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 41 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 49 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 51 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 49 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 45 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 41 44 4.2 191

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