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 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
% 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
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 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
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 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 7.0 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 10 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 8.0 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 11 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 6.0 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 5.0 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 8.0 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 5.0 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 5.0 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 159,105 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 i 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 171,434 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 159,704 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 165,090 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 i 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 179,478 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 i 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 i 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 i 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 i 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 i 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 i 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 i 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 i 5.6 -12 28
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 52,627 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 49,822 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 49,724 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 54,626 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 50,086 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 50,663 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 41,212 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 71,252 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 76,747 104,052 54,847 189,432
% 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
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
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

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