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 26,593 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 23,301 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 18,539 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -12 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -20 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 38 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 33 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 35 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -24 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -17 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 1.6 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 1.1 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 2.4 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 54 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 54 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 98 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 0.9 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 0.9 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 0.3 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 1.1 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 0.7 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 29 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 29 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 35 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 11 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 13 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 23 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 59 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 56 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 44 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 39 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 42 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 34 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 73 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 73 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 94 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 53 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 42 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 44 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 18 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 20 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 18 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 14 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 14 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 13 11 4.4 18
% births to teen mothers, 1998 24 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 20 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 16 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 21 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 16 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 16 11 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 35,138 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 34,321 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 37,440 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 -2.3 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 9.1 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 6,905 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 6,395 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 6,685 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 7,224 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 7,387 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 7,183 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 7,157 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 7,191 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 5,712 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 5,159 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 4,672 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 4,483 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 4,690 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 4,855 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 4,706 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 4,527 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 4,010 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 3,992 941 0.0 3,992
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 9,153 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 8,372 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 7,036 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 7.1 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 12 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 14 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 15 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 17 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 22 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 30 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 40 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 36 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 72 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 81 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 76 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 53 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 79 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 46 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 76 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 57 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 89 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 108,841 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 109,882 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 93,715 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 95,466 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 121,545 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 128,234 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 132,296 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 148,652 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 139,942 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 153,668 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 212,332 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 272,548 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.5 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 16 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 28 5.6 -12 28
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 11 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 13 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 20 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 22 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 35 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 35 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 22 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 33 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 50 102 2.3 1,197
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 32,161 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 31,377 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 36,270 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 28,495 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 43,118 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 45,565 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 40,327 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 45,905 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 61,313 104,052 54,847 189,432
% subprime loans, 1997 15 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 16 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 11 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 16 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 7.8 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 8.8 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 0.0 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 12 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 24 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 24 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 26 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 20 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 21 14 0.5 43
Property crimes, 2000 37 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 43 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 43 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 43 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 38 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 38 44 4.2 191

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