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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PSA 105

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Population
Population, 1980 6,188 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 5,178 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 5,043 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -16 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -2.6 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 19 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 12 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 14 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -46 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 12 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 3.1 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 4.1 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 6.5 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 38 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 43 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 33 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 35 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 64 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 60 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 0.8 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 2.1 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 1.7 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 3.0 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 25 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 18 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 22 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 7.1 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 3.9 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 5.3 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 65 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 76 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 71 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 27 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 18 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 14 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 56 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 53 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 97 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 64 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 37 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 50 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 16 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 10 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 8.6 12 5.6 24
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 11 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 7.1 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 9.9 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 8.6 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 10.0 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 8.4 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 2.9 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 11 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 11 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 9.1 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 8.3 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 8.8 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 4.9 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 4.1 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 2.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 2.0 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 0.5 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 53,439 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 96,822 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 102,921 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 81 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 6.3 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 661 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 662 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 631 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 647 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 439 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 204 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 125 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 116 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 133 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 166 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 621 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 419 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 369 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 351 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 312 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 317 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 206 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 96 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 51 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 31 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 34 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 38 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 2,920 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 2,544 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 2,701 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 5.7 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 7.8 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 4.3 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 27 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 31 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 34 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 34 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 35 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 47 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 65 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 45 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 29 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 46 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 41 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 36 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 48 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 44 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 29 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 20 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 20 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 34 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 303,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 287,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 288,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 290,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 341,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 345,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 464,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 524,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 570,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 670,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 772,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 745,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 763,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 677,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 683,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 7.2 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 0.4 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 0.9 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 41 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 65 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 56 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 52 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 66 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 59 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 51 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 62 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 74 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 96 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 117,754 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 98,687 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 98,198 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 120,249 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 120,058 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 110,344 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 114,459 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 127,211 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 134,628 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 142,239 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 0.3 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 1.9 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 1.8 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 4.0 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 5.1 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 2.2 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 0.9 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 2.5 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 0.5 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 0.6 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 23 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 27 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 30 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 26 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 15 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 13 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 6.3 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 5.2 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 118 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 148 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 118 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 84 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 64 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 68 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 67 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 58 48 3.1 235

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised April 22, 2010).
 
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