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
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 15 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 11 11 2.9 16
% 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
% births to teen mothers, 2006 15 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 14 12 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 food stamps, 2008 1,635 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 1,810 2,392 11 9,221
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
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 698 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 725 1,003 0.0 4,578
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 33 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 40 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 38 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 60 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 58 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 59 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 40 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 45 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 51 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 46 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 31 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 24 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 28 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 10 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 14 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 132,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 138,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 140,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 150,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 170,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 168,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 190,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 244,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 291,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 375,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 448,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 551,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 567,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 483,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 425,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 9.6 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 2.5 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -12 -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 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
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 306 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 79,404 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 58,406 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 66,938 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 74,775 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 78,091 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 81,201 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 76,081 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 85,966 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 97,626 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 99,446 112,587 61,625 216,837
% 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
% subprime loans, 2006 3.0 8.7 0.3 67
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
Violent crimes, 2006 17 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 12 14 0.2 51
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
Property crimes, 2006 45 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 46 48 3.1 235

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