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 12,134 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 11,903 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 10,494 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -1.9 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -12 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 19 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 16 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 16 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 -19 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 -12 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 2.0 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 4.4 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 3.8 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 49 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 43 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 80 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 76 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 17 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 19 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 2.1 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 3.2 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.7 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 1.0 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 22 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 18 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 23 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 6.8 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 8.6 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 9.9 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 50 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 44 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 44 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 49 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 35 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 26 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 58 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 53 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 95 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 63 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 30 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 39 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 12 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 14 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 7.7 12 3.5 20
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 11 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 11 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 9.5 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 11 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 9.3 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 13 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 16 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 17 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 15 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 18 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 10.0 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 12 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 8.9 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 10 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 6.5 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 8.6 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 51,705 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 60,168 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 62,922 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 16 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 4.6 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,580 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,354 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,218 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,198 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,233 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 1,197 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,207 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,196 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 1,296 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 1,396 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,065 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 816 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 743 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 794 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 695 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 655 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 719 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 682 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 579 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 551 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 542 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 568 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 3,654 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 3,497 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 3,720 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 5.5 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 9.4 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 7.1 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 46 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 51 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 51 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 90 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 101 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 95 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 159 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 167 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 163 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 134 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 159 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 150 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 159 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 148 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 115 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 101 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 98 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 97 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 126,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 134,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 139,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 147,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 161,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 174,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 214,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 296,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 335,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 454,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 513,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 532,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 502,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 464,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 453,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 11 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 -0.1 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -2.4 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 34 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 50 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 62 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 71 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 62 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 81 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 83 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 78 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 89 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 91 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 50,348 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 55,122 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 51,846 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 66,600 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 87,034 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 74,630 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 88,174 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 101,125 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 124,731 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 124,782 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 11 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 11 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 6.6 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 5.5 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 4.7 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 3.8 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 1.8 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 3.8 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 9.0 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 9.5 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 11 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 11 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 11 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 11 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 9.4 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 10 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 9.8 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 9.7 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 36 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 53 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 38 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 38 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 35 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 34 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 29 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 38 48 3.1 235

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