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 14,465 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 13,889 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 12,968 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -4.0 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -6.6 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 20 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 15 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 17 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -28 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 6.0 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 2.9 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 3.6 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 6.6 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 68 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 64 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 81 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 82 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 15 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 13 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 1.8 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 3.3 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.8 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 1.1 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 8.6 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 5.6 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 8.9 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 5.5 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 6.3 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 16 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 64 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 60 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 51 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 25 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 20 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 18 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 48 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 49 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 81 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 3.8 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 9.2 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 18 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 13 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 12 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 12 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 11 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 9.2 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 11 11 4.4 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 8.6 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 12 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 12 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 16 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 15 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 7.8 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 9.4 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 8.4 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 62,246 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 71,131 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 64,992 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 14 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -8.6 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 761 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 689 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 698 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 840 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 988 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 1,074 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,041 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,129 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 542 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 488 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 446 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 447 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 441 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 474 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 490 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 508 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 456 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 473 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 5,133 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 5,285 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 5,166 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 0.7 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 3.1 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 7.7 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 61 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 61 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 63 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 95 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 99 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 99 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 124 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 99 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 90 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 85 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 90 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 98 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 122 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 108 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 79 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 160,404 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 158,579 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 147,077 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 151,054 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 153,080 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 161,346 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 170,931 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 186,712 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 207,736 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 263,980 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 332,299 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 365,111 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 8.7 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 16 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 9.9 5.6 -12 28
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 21 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 26 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 24 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 28 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 23 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 25 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 34 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 47 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 48 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 47,405 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 47,982 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 52,874 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 54,560 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 57,103 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 58,306 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 64,266 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 73,370 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 86,391 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 5.3 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 20 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 7.1 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 0.0 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 1.3 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 4.6 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 14 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 9.9 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 19 10 0.5 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 5.6 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 6.6 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 7.0 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 11 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 5.9 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 7.3 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 24 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 33 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 33 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 30 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 29 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 27 44 4.2 191

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