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 601

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PSA		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 6,514 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 3,751 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 5,236 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -42 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 40 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 41 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 33 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 37 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -53 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 58 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 1.7 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.0 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 1.5 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 53 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 51 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 99 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 98 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 0.7 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.2 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 0.6 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 0.7 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.0 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.5 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 36 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 25 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 31 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 12 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 9.7 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 17 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 49 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 53 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 48 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 48 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 45 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 33 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 71 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 72 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 98 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 56 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 35 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 38 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 20 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 11 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 20 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 13 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 12 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 12 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 18 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 14 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 11 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 25 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 24 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 22 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 26 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 20 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 18 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 26 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 24 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 21 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 25 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 36,138 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 37,799 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 33,217 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 4.6 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -12 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,882 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,687 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,794 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,823 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,919 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 2,086 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 2,088 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 2,023 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 2,062 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 2,322 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,185 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 1,151 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 1,081 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 1,006 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,073 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,050 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,060 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,125 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,084 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,184 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 1,122 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 1,202 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 1,988 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 1,415 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 1,975 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 6.7 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 15 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 5.5 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 17 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 22 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 20 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 10 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 6.0 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 11 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 14 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 12 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 3.0 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 6.0 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 13 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 8.0 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 12 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 13 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 11 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 7.0 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 3.0 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 3.0 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 131,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 i 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 132,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 165,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 103,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 i 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 i 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 165,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 i 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 194,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 288,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 335,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 i 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 i 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 i 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 i 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 i 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 i -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 5.6 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 18 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 16 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 15 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 13 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 26 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 20 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 45 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 36 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 34 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 19,753 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 45,472 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 21,913 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 49,065 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 63,053 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 57,265 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 55,459 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 55,725 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 73,201 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 93,347 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 50 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 20 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 0.0 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 0.0 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 16 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 17 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 18 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 28 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 16 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 11 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 17 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 17 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 19 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 15 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 23 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 14 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 13 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 36 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 41 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 39 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 71 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 52 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 43 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 28 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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