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 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
% 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
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 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
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 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 0.0 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 0.0 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 0.0 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 0.0 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 0.0 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 0.0 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 0.0 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 0.0 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 0.0 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 0.0 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 0.0 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 i 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 i 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 i 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 i 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 i 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 i 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 i 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 i 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 i 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 i 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 i 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 i 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 i 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 i 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 i 5.6 -12 28
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 0.0 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 132,397 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 60,958 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 57,841 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 61,755 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 70,021 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 0.0 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 33,084 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 96,000 104,052 54,847 189,432
% 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
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
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

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