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 12,781 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
% 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
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 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
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 22 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 19 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 15 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 14 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 25 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 41 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 52 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 55 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 23 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 33 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 46 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 70 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 115,213 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 105,719 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 96,760 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 85,992 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 89,060 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 146,897 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 145,638 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 155,223 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 157,760 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 159,156 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 217,640 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 276,757 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 10 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 14 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 27 5.6 -12 28
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 23,284 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 42,630 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 49,820 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 45,098 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 42,738 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 40,365 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 51,042 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 50,610 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 54,847 104,052 54,847 189,432
% 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
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
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

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