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  
 
Sources and Notes
 
PSA 704

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Population
Population, 1980 12,781 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 9,265 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 8,876 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -28 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -4.2 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 42 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 35 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 41 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -40 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 12 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 1.3 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 0.6 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 0.5 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 58 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 55 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 99 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 99 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 0.1 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.1 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 0.2 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 0.8 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.2 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 40 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 35 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 45 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 11 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 16 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 27 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 56 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 51 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 38 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 46 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 46 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 43 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 80 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 77 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 46 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 55 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 15 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 18 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 13 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 12 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 17 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 18 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 15 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 13 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 15 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 15 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 19 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 17 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 17 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 19 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 18 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 14 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 15 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 14 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 24 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 20 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 29,801 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 30,456 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 27,773 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 2.2 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -8.8 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 3,596 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 3,135 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 2,822 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 2,919 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 3,181 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 3,248 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 3,187 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 3,314 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 3,218 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 3,752 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 3,451 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 2,719 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 2,484 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 2,310 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 2,113 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 2,111 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 2,191 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 2,205 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 2,056 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 2,029 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 1,892 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 2,103 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 3,987 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 3,295 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,149 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 8.5 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 17 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 6.2 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 9.3 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 12 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 13 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 20 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 19 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 15 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 11 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 23 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 39 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 25 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 54 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 22 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 32 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 47 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 86 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 64 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 74 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 17 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 116,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 109,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 100,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 87,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 92,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 151,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 133,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 161,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 167,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 166,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 225,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 284,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 313,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 319,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 274,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 11 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 11 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -14 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 7.5 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 5.9 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 47 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 57 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 53 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 52 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 18 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 45 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 104 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 104 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 24,035 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 44,005 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 51,427 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 46,553 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 44,117 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 41,667 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 52,688 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 52,242 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 56,616 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 67,995 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 0.0 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 1.5 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 37 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 17 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 5.6 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 4.4 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 12 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 16 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 20 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 22 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 21 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 19 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 20 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 21 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 15 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 21 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 19 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 20 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 29 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 28 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 34 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 35 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 34 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 35 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 36 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 49 48 3.1 235

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