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 707

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PSA		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 7,068 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 7,767 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 5,234 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 9.9 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -33 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 40 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 38 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 37 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 4.3 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -35 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 6.3 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 4.7 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 7.0 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 12 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 13 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 34 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 31 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 54 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 55 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 6.7 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 8.8 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.5 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 4.6 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 3.0 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 7.4 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 2.5 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 8.5 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 5.8 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 5.9 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 78 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 84 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 77 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 7.7 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 4.7 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 4.6 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 12 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 13 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 96 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 9.3 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 2.4 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 8.3 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 8.7 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 6.0 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 7.9 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 7.8 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 6.7 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 7.3 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 8.5 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 7.2 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 6.1 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 4.8 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 1.7 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 3.8 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 2.4 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 7.8 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 9.6 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 2.4 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 6.6 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 2.1 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 3.1 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 44,244 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 49,138 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 56,378 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 11 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 15 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 30 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 19 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 16 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 15 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 20 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 24 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 36 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 26 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 15 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 11 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 10 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 10 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 6.0 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 8.0 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 10 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 6.0 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 s 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 5.0 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 13 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 9.0 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 s 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 0.0 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 1,545 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 1,846 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 1,361 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 1.8 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 6.2 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 4.6 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 1.4 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 0.9 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 3.2 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 0.0 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 0.0 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 0.0 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 0.0 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 0.0 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 0.0 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 0.0 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 0.0 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 0.0 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 0.0 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 0.0 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 0.0 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 0.0 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 0.0 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 0.0 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 i 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 i 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 i 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 i 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 i 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 i 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 i 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 i 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 i 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 i 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 i 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 i 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 i 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 i 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 i 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 i 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 i 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 i -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 0.0 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 1.5 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 3.8 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 6.8 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 4.5 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 1.5 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 0.0 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 1.5 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 2.3 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 2.3 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 0.0 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 136,667 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 62,924 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 59,707 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 63,747 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 72,280 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 0.0 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 34,151 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 99,097 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 101,000 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 i 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 0.0 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 0.0 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 0.0 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 0.0 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 0.0 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 i 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 0.0 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 100 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 67 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 0.8 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 0.8 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 0.4 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 1.0 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 1.3 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 0.8 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 0.2 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 0.2 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 3.1 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 0.6 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 1.1 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 3.2 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 2.7 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 4.2 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 4.6 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 3.1 48 3.1 235

Notes:
i = Insufficient data; s = Suppressed proprietary or confidential data.
 
Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised April 22, 2010).
 
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