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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PSA 702

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PSA		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 5,145 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 6,155 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 5,137 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 20 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -17 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 34 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 32 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 37 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 13 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -2.7 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 1.3 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.3 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 0.8 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 48 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 42 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 97 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 99 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 1.6 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.5 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 1.2 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 0.2 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 27 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 36 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 48 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 7.5 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 15 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 22 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 59 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 44 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 41 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 46 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 42 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 35 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 77 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 77 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 94 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 45 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 48 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 62 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 7.8 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 9.4 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 21 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 16 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 19 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 16 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 18 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 10 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 22 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 13 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 31 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 30 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 22 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 24 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 24 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 20 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 23 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 4.3 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 18 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 18 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 32,858 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 31,639 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 28,047 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -3.7 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -11 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 2,039 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,974 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,983 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 2,164 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 2,335 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 2,262 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 2,194 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 2,144 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 2,315 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 2,633 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,599 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 1,457 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 1,308 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 1,437 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,452 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,392 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,451 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,372 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,238 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,205 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 1,332 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 1,470 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 1,916 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 1,980 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 1,877 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 8.4 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 9.9 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 13 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 9.1 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 9.4 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 15 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 11 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 6.0 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 10 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 20 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 17 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 8.0 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 11 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 6.0 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 5.0 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 7.0 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 6.0 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 5.0 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 7.0 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 2.0 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 3.0 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 165,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 i 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 177,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 167,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 171,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 i 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 184,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 i 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 i 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 i 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 i 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 i 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 i 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 i 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 i 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 i 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 i 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 i -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 12 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 28 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 29 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 32 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 51 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 20 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 22 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 22 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 32 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 95 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 54,325 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 51,429 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 51,328 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 56,389 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 51,701 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 52,297 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 42,542 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 73,551 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 79,223 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 61,625 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 7.8 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 8.6 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 14 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 2.7 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 15 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 19 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 9.0 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 20 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 6.2 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 27 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 31 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 32 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 26 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 28 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 28 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 26 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 23 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 27 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 26 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 34 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 40 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 36 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 31 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 26 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 35 48 3.1 235

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