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 12,333 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 11,616 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 11,780 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -5.8 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 1.4 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 19 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 15 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 15 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -23 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 1.6 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 4.8 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 8.8 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 10 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 52 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 49 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 60 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 67 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 34 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 25 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 2.9 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 4.3 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 2.1 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 2.4 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 21 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 20 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 22 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 5.6 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 8.6 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 9.3 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 69 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 68 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 58 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 17 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 15 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 19 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 61 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 60 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 47 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 42 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 16 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 15 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 17 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 11 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 8.4 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 12 11 4.4 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 14 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 13 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 12 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 14 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 13 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 12 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 14 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 13 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 65,160 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 66,538 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 50,497 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 2.1 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -24 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,686 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,641 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,686 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,848 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 2,050 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 2,018 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,956 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,846 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,088 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 1,059 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 963 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 937 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 893 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 952 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,051 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,018 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 963 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 888 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 6,452 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 6,362 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 6,966 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 12 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 15 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 4.3 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 28 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 37 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 33 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 13 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 16 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 9.0 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 20 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 19 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 23 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 86 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 15 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 19 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 23 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 13 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 14 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 272,102 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 250,224 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 i 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 248,365 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 214,137 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 331,121 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 458,778 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 480,224 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 467,646 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 439,051 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 599,837 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 667,999 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 10 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 7.8 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 11 5.6 -12 28
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 27 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 45 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 50 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 60 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 97 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 65 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 72 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 105 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 159 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 57,760 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 61,728 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 66,624 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 75,404 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 98,228 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 78,520 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 63,920 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 69,133 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 115,756 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 7.0 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 3.6 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 2.2 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 1.2 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 1.4 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 1.0 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 0.4 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 3.1 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 5.3 10 0.5 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 18 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 16 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 15 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 15 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 14 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 13 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 81 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 81 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 66 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 57 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 45 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 50 44 4.2 191

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