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 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
% 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
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 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
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 26 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 27 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 33 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 44 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 53 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 30 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 37 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 32 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 22 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 52 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 47 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 40 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 84,012 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 103,737 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 94,939 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 78,878 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 95,208 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 104,153 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 111,222 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 130,237 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 136,429 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 161,845 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 212,332 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 271,262 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 10 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 20 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 28 5.6 -12 28
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 44,311 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 42,567 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 48,369 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 43,630 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 46,560 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 46,560 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 48,761 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 58,427 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 65,494 104,052 54,847 189,432
% 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
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
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

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