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  
 
Sources and Notes
 
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Population        
Population, 1980 6,965 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 6,662 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 6,293 12,712 5,043 29,791
Population, 2005-09 6,290 13,076 2,958 29,195
Population, 2010 5,961 13,372 3,012 31,258
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -4.4 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -5.5 -5.7 -33 40
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 -0.0 2.9 -43 35
% change population, 2000 to 2010 -5.3 5.2 -42 57
% children, 1980 21 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 19 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 22 20 1.2 41
% children, 2005-09 21 19 1.7 39
% children, 2010 18 17 1.5 34
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -14 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 12 -2.0 -35 58
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -7.6 -0.3 -40 63
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -22 -12 -51 76
% foreign born, 1980 3.5 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 3.3 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 2.6 13 0.5 38
% foreign born, 2005-09 8.8 13 0.4 34
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 64 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 62 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 83 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 93 61 3.9 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 89 55 2.0 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 92 51 4.0 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 13 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 4.6 28 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 3.7 32 0.2 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 5.2 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 2.6 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 1.8 7.9 0.2 33
% Hispanic, 2005-09 4.7 8.5 0.2 36
% Hispanic, 2010 1.9 9.1 1.0 31
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.0 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.3 3.0 0.0 13
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 1.4 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 0.4 4.2 0.2 14
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 9.1 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 11 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 16 20 2.5 50
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 16 18 1.4 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 4.3 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 3.0 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 8.4 11 1.5 31
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 13 9.2 1.5 26
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 66 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 68 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 57 57 35 80
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 56 60 38 85
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 26 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 19 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 19 22 2.1 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 12 15 0.1 32
% female-headed families with children, 1990 53 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 63 52 8.8 77
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 69 53 3.7 86
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 97 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 93 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 69 63 39 96
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 77 64 45 100
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 16 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 27 32 0.9 62
% children in poverty, 2005-09 13 29 0.0 65
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 19 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 22 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 6.7 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 11 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 6.1 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 8.2 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 13 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 12 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 15 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 17 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 14 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 11 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 12 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 13 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 6.3 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 11 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 7.3 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 77,016 77,355 39,005 200,556
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 81,325 93,288 39,862 274,107
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 72,774 102,342 30,390 308,910
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 82,780 115,016 33,630 314,827
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 5.6 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 -11 9.7 -25 44
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 14 12 -23 61
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 592 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 601 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 667 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 704 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 754 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 806 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 784 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 761 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 803 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 1,074 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 1,277 2,716 17 10,492
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 459 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 366 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 329 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 354 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 391 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 344 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 367 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 386 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 388 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 359 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 354 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 448 1,003 0.0 4,578
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 473 1,032 7.0 4,789
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 3,337 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 3,156 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,075 5,519 1,361 17,648
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 2,920 5,572 798 16,417
Occupied housing units, 2010 2,956 5,927 812 18,180
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 4.0 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.7 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 6.5 6.2 1.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 0.2 5.9 0.0 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 52 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 50 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 44 41 3.2 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 51 45 1.8 78
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 34 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 37 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 28 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 33 118 0.0 313
Number of sales, 1999 25 113 0.0 312
Number of sales, 2000 19 93 0.0 247
Number of sales, 2001 23 94 0.0 251
Number of sales, 2002 16 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2003 25 93 0.0 231
Number of sales, 2004 25 105 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2005 13 98 0.0 260
Number of sales, 2006 22 80 0.0 212
Number of sales, 2007 10 68 0.0 164
Number of sales, 2008 14 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 5.0 47 0.0 136
Number of sales, 2010 5.0 55 0.0 144
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 193,000 214,000 86,000 544,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 192,000 202,000 85,000 503,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 185,000 208,000 91,000 552,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 205,000 219,000 74,000 569,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 183,000 230,000 67,000 640,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 222,000 262,000 74,000 696,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 245,000 305,000 117,000 860,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 261,000 354,000 128,000 903,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 308,000 390,000 143,000 945,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 352,000 450,000 156,000 1,068,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 408,000 524,000 181,000 1,166,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 436,000 553,000 237,000 1,363,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 385,000 552,000 268,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 413,000 522,000 228,000 1,241,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 i 491,000 216,000 1,143,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 i 490,000 191,000 1,150,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 i 6.5 3.3 15
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 i -1.3 -5.1 10
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 i -0.0 -20 14
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 18 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 23 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 22 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 27 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 30 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 29 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 45 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 63 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 72 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 82 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 56,008 75,326 0.0 173,077
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 55,847 78,026 30,584 178,481
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 53,356 76,284 23,402 173,728
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 60,251 84,673 22,670 188,624
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 64,527 90,157 41,515 203,161
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 60,712 92,008 35,591 189,562
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 74,395 92,970 0.0 200,140
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 71,981 103,822 36,473 188,203
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 73,715 114,709 60,464 208,834
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 69,498 120,240 65,813 231,575
% subprime loans, 1997 9.6 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 14 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 18 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 9.5 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 8.5 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 0.3 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 12 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 13 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 18 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 12 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 13 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 17 15 0.8 65
Violent crimes, 2002 15 15 0.4 53
Violent crimes, 2003 14 16 0.5 55
Violent crimes, 2004 15 14 0.6 40
Violent crimes, 2005 14 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2006 11 13 0.3 35
Violent crimes, 2007 19 14 0.3 37
Violent crimes, 2008 16 13 0.3 32
Violent crimes, 2009 13 13 0.3 29
Violent crimes, 2010 19 12 0.0 27
Property crimes, 2000 57 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 71 56 0.6 326
Property crimes, 2002 71 54 1.3 259
Property crimes, 2003 87 54 3.7 194
Property crimes, 2004 54 47 3.2 161
Property crimes, 2005 48 43 5.3 149
Property crimes, 2006 43 42 6.2 158
Property crimes, 2007 66 45 3.3 163
Property crimes, 2008 52 46 2.3 152
Property crimes, 2009 53 44 2.8 142
Property crimes, 2010 44 40 2.3 113

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised September 7, 2011).
 
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