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 705

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Population
Population, 1980 14,044 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 13,733 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 12,276 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -2.2 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -11 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 34 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 30 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 34 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -15 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 1.8 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 2.0 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.2 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 1.8 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 59 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 57 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 97 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 1.8 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 1.4 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 0.5 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 0.4 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.1 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.4 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 22 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 24 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 34 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 10 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 12 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 19 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 61 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 60 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 44 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 41 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 38 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 31 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 69 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 69 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 94 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 55 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 34 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 51 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 13 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 21 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 19 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 13 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 11 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 23 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 21 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 22 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 22 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 21 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 19 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 22 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 38,481 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 40,244 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 35,375 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 -12 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 3,960 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 3,733 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 3,845 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 4,028 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 4,116 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 3,964 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 3,901 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 4,032 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 3,333 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 2,788 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 2,583 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 2,553 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 2,584 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 2,648 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 2,676 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 2,416 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 2,228 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 2,284 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 5,242 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 4,960 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 4,493 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 4.2 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 12 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 12 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 23 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 25 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 28 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 31 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 43 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 38 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 65 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 50 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 39 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 36 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 42 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 54 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 80 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 63 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 46 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 122,446 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 107,041 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 112,908 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 101,191 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 105,425 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 111,979 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 117,047 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 139,457 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 154,943 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 186,542 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 212,332 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 247,864 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 8.8 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 16 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 17 5.6 -12 28
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 15 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 17 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 25 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 21 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 22 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 34 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 47 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 60 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 71 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 48,214 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 39,941 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 42,572 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 41,404 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 49,381 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 52,455 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 58,294 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 63,963 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 69,041 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 14 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 18 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 38 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 45 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 7.5 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 14 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 8.1 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 11 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 22 10 0.5 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 26 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 28 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 27 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 24 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 21 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 21 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 35 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 42 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 47 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 43 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 40 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 37 44 4.2 191

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