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 701

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Population
Population, 1980 8,663 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 7,889 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 6,821 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -8.9 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -14 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 36 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 32 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 35 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -21 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -3.5 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 1.5 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.8 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 1.3 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 55 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 57 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 96 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 2.5 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 1.8 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 1.0 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 0.3 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 0.3 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 30 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 32 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 38 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 10 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 14 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 21 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 54 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 51 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 44 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 45 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 46 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 33 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 72 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 74 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 96 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 49 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 43 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 50 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 16 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 18 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 14 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 18 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 15 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 17 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 14 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 18 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 14 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 23 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 28 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 20 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 18 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 19 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 16 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 13 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 18 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 19 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 25 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 35,297 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 34,227 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 31,562 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -3.0 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -7.8 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 2,680 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 2,570 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 2,814 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 3,167 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 3,489 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 3,549 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 3,484 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 3,429 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 3,691 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 4,249 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 2,278 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 2,058 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 1,753 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 1,790 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,924 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 2,124 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 2,274 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 2,191 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 2,051 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,878 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 1,918 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 2,022 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 2,780 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 2,708 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 2,453 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 12 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 11 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 13 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 22 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 22 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 25 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 24 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 25 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 30 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 46 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 51 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 35 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 35 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 26 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 21 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 49 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 51 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 43 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 27 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 24 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 22 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 91,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 103,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 97,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 81,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 97,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 95,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 119,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 138,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 141,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 170,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 231,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 284,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 288,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 262,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 227,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 8.9 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 5.9 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -13 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 14 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 18 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 28 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 29 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 49 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 64 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 52 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 86 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 109 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 105 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 45,741 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 43,941 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 49,929 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 45,038 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 48,062 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 48,062 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 50,333 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 60,312 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 67,607 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 75,670 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 6.0 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 51 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 33 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 28 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 7.8 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 2.4 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 5.2 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 9.3 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 22 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 14 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 24 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 23 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 25 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 25 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 23 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 21 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 21 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 26 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 41 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 44 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 44 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 49 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 49 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 36 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 36 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 47 48 3.1 235

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