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
 
PSA 607

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Population        
Population, 1980 12,122 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 11,198 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 10,025 12,712 5,043 29,791
Population, 2005-09 9,918 13,076 2,958 29,195
Population, 2010 9,529 13,372 3,012 31,258
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -7.6 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -10 -5.7 -33 40
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 -1.1 2.9 -43 35
% change population, 2000 to 2010 -4.9 5.2 -42 57
% children, 1980 26 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 23 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 24 20 1.2 41
% children, 2005-09 19 19 1.7 39
% children, 2010 20 17 1.5 34
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -19 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 -6.9 -2.0 -35 58
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 -21 -0.3 -40 63
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -20 -12 -51 76
% foreign born, 1980 2.3 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.5 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 2.2 13 0.5 38
% foreign born, 2005-09 3.1 13 0.4 34
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 64 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 60 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 95 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 3.9 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 94 55 2.0 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 96 51 4.0 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 3.7 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 1.8 28 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 3.3 32 0.2 85
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 2.2 35 0.6 81
% Hispanic, 1990 0.7 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 0.7 7.9 0.2 33
% Hispanic, 2005-09 1.4 8.5 0.2 36
% Hispanic, 2010 1.5 9.1 1.0 31
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.2 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.5 3.0 0.0 13
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 0.0 3.0 0.0 11
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 0.4 4.2 0.2 14
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 16 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 13 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 18 20 2.5 50
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 23 18 1.4 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 6.2 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 8.3 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 13 11 1.5 31
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 16 9.2 1.5 26
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 67 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 67 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 53 57 35 80
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 46 60 38 85
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 35 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 28 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 26 22 2.1 48
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 16 15 0.1 32
% female-headed families with children, 1990 59 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 66 52 8.8 77
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 74 53 3.7 86
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 97 97 92 100
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 92 95 89 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 63 63 39 96
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 53 64 45 100
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 19 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 25 32 0.9 62
% children in poverty, 2005-09 26 29 0.0 65
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 17 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 12 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 14 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 15 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 12 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 9.4 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 17 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 11 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 18 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 18 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 23 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 20 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 22 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 18 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 22 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 20 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 15 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 21 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 62,462 77,355 39,005 200,556
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 69,745 93,288 39,862 274,107
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 69,691 102,342 30,390 308,910
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 54,623 115,016 33,630 314,827
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 12 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 -0.1 9.7 -25 44
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 -22 12 -23 61
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,604 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,537 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,665 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,940 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,909 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 2,155 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 2,171 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 2,208 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 2,362 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 2,784 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 3,223 2,716 17 10,492
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,139 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 1,070 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 952 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 937 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 984 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,053 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,089 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,136 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,063 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,048 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 1,084 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 1,204 1,003 0.0 4,578
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 1,244 1,032 7.0 4,789
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 4,848 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 4,619 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 4,382 5,519 1,361 17,648
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 4,684 5,572 798 16,417
Occupied housing units, 2010 4,351 5,927 812 18,180
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.5 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 7.7 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 9.5 6.2 1.6 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 5.3 5.9 0.0 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 33 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 34 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 35 41 3.2 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 31 45 1.8 78
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 38 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 54 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 58 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 61 118 0.0 313
Number of sales, 1999 56 113 0.0 312
Number of sales, 2000 57 93 0.0 247
Number of sales, 2001 48 94 0.0 251
Number of sales, 2002 54 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2003 39 93 0.0 231
Number of sales, 2004 60 105 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2005 55 98 0.0 260
Number of sales, 2006 36 80 0.0 212
Number of sales, 2007 33 68 0.0 164
Number of sales, 2008 16 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 7.0 47 0.0 136
Number of sales, 2010 24 55 0.0 144
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 134,000 214,000 86,000 544,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 116,000 202,000 85,000 503,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 128,000 208,000 91,000 552,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 117,000 219,000 74,000 569,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 118,000 230,000 67,000 640,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 118,000 262,000 74,000 696,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 135,000 305,000 117,000 860,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 152,000 354,000 128,000 903,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 181,000 390,000 143,000 945,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 194,000 450,000 156,000 1,068,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 264,000 524,000 181,000 1,166,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 300,000 553,000 237,000 1,363,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 284,000 552,000 268,000 1,209,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 279,000 522,000 228,000 1,241,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 i 491,000 216,000 1,143,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 251,000 490,000 191,000 1,150,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 7.8 6.5 3.3 15
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -1.0 -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 19 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 25 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 32 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 30 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 28 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 36 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 42 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 52 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 62 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 50,275 75,326 0.0 173,077
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 56,588 78,026 30,584 178,481
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 54,068 76,284 23,402 173,728
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 51,730 84,673 22,670 188,624
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 56,462 90,157 41,515 203,161
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 60,753 92,008 35,591 189,562
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 67,820 92,970 0.0 200,140
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 72,391 103,822 36,473 188,203
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 78,887 114,709 60,464 208,834
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 80,228 120,240 65,813 231,575
% subprime loans, 1997 10 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 26 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 37 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 5.3 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 17 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 8.1 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 19 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 18 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 38 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 21 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 19 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 20 15 0.8 65
Violent crimes, 2002 19 15 0.4 53
Violent crimes, 2003 17 16 0.5 55
Violent crimes, 2004 14 14 0.6 40
Violent crimes, 2005 16 14 0.5 34
Violent crimes, 2006 18 13 0.3 35
Violent crimes, 2007 15 14 0.3 37
Violent crimes, 2008 14 13 0.3 32
Violent crimes, 2009 13 13 0.3 29
Violent crimes, 2010 12 12 0.0 27
Property crimes, 2000 52 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 53 56 0.6 326
Property crimes, 2002 54 54 1.3 259
Property crimes, 2003 48 54 3.7 194
Property crimes, 2004 38 47 3.2 161
Property crimes, 2005 32 43 5.3 149
Property crimes, 2006 34 42 6.2 158
Property crimes, 2007 32 45 3.3 163
Property crimes, 2008 33 46 2.3 152
Property crimes, 2009 35 44 2.8 142
Property crimes, 2010 31 40 2.3 113

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