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  
 
PSA 703

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Population
Population, 1980 12,616 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 9,322 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 8,948 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -26 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -4.0 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 35 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 32 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 41 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -33 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 22 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 0.8 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.3 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 1.1 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 48 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 98 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 3.0 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 1.7 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 0.4 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 0.2 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.3 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.2 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 31 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 36 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 50 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 13 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 15 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 31 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 40 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 40 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 35 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 56 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 49 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 44 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 80 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 76 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 97 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 43 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 51 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 61 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 17 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 13 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 14 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 16 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 16 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 12 11 4.4 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 24 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 22 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 26 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 20 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 21 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 22 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 21 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 25 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 32,559 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 31,065 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 23,219 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -4.6 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -25 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 4,220 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 3,851 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 3,985 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 4,256 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 4,379 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 4,570 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 4,539 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 4,490 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 3,367 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 3,192 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 2,870 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 2,823 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 2,707 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 2,706 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 2,791 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 2,771 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 2,633 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 2,497 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 3,034 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 2,446 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 2,582 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 9.3 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 18 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 7.2 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 14 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 15 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 13 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 16 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 8.0 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 20 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 13 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 11 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 10 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 36 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 30 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 30 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 24 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 23 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 28 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 88,433 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 i 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 86,595 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 71,234 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 65,961 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 76,525 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 128,784 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 133,407 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 155,174 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 148,125 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 185,790 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 223,137 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 i 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 12 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 20 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 21 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 6.0 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 11 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 27 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 55 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 94 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 75 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 62 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 25,650 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 27,742 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 25,996 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 20,564 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 40,259 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 32,285 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 34,490 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 35,817 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 55,646 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 47 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 89 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 0.0 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 24 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 12 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 2.0 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 5.6 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 3.9 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 12 10 0.5 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 25 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 24 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 25 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 24 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 25 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 19 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 34 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 39 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 34 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 37 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 29 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 34 44 4.2 191

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