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 202

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Population
Population, 1980 10,451 14,185 5,145 28,943
Population, 1990 10,364 13,487 3,751 30,169
Population, 2000 10,122 12,712 5,043 29,791
% change population, 1980-1990 -0.8 -4.9 -42 21
% change population, 1990-2000 -2.3 -5.7 -33 40
% children, 1980 14 22 1.7 42
% children, 1990 15 19 1.4 38
% children, 2000 18 20 1.2 41
% change child population, 1980-1990 3.5 -19 -53 13
% change child population, 1990-2000 16 -2.0 -35 58
% foreign born, 1980 14 6.4 0.8 19
% foreign born, 1990 18 9.7 0.5 32
% foreign born, 2000 18 13 0.5 38
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 50 53 12 75
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 54 50 13 67
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 4.3 65 3.7 99
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 4.9 61 3.9 99
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 85 27 0.1 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 83 28 0.1 86
% Hispanic, 1990 5.9 5.2 0.2 26
% Hispanic, 2000 5.5 7.9 0.2 33
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.2 1.8 0.0 7.6
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 5.7 3.0 0.0 13
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 5.8 19 3.0 40
Poverty rate (%), 1990 6.5 17 3.9 37
Poverty rate (%), 2000 4.7 20 2.5 50
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 2.5 6.8 1.7 13
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.8 7.2 1.6 17
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 2.2 11 1.5 31
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 60 59 40 78
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 69 62 40 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 73 57 35 80
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 13 33 6.0 57
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 5.6 27 4.4 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 3.8 22 2.1 48
% female-headed families with children, 1990 6.6 54 3.6 80
% female-headed families with children, 2000 8.8 52 8.8 77
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 100 97 92 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 85 63 39 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 1.9 25 0.0 51
% children in poverty, 2000 1.5 32 0.9 62
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 6.4 13 2.5 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 5.5 13 3.8 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 6.8 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 6.1 12 2.6 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 4.5 11 4.5 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 3.2 11 3.2 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 6.4 11 4.4 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 7.8 11 2.9 22
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 3.3 11 2.9 16
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.0 15 0.0 31
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.0 15 0.0 30
% births to teen mothers, 2000 0.0 14 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2001 1.3 13 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.0 13 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.3 11 0.0 22
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.3 11 0.0 26
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.0 11 0.0 25
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.0 12 0.0 24
% births to teen mothers, 2007 1.0 12 0.0 25
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 98,881 59,101 29,801 153,230
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 133,014 71,274 30,456 209,424
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 175,149 78,192 23,219 236,015
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 35 21 -4.9 81
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 32 9.7 -25 44
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 30 1,789 13 6,905
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 28 1,696 16 6,395
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 31 1,737 16 6,685
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 31 1,887 15 7,224
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 33 2,001 16 7,387
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 41 2,046 22 7,183
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 50 2,018 17 7,157
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 50 1,986 16 7,191
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 49 2,069 15 7,806
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 66 2,392 11 9,221
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 10 1,309 0.0 5,712
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 s 1,139 6.0 5,159
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 s 1,035 6.0 4,672
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 s 1,030 5.0 4,483
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 7.0 1,046 0.0 4,690
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 s 1,052 6.0 4,855
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 s 1,088 5.0 4,706
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 s 1,068 5.0 4,527
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 5.0 991 0.0 4,010
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 s 941 0.0 3,992
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 5.0 940 0.0 4,228
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 5.0 1,003 0.0 4,578
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 4,416 5,625 1,545 16,492
Occupied housing units, 1990 4,396 5,547 1,415 17,447
Occupied housing units, 2000 4,485 5,519 1,361 17,648
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.3 6.0 0.7 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.2 8.0 3.1 18
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.9 6.2 1.6 14
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 68 35 1.4 71
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 67 39 0.9 73
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 70 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 167 69 0.0 168
Number of sales, 1996 151 76 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1997 185 88 0.0 236
Number of sales, 1998 255 118 0.0 315
Number of sales, 1999 234 113 0.0 313
Number of sales, 2000 164 93 0.0 253
Number of sales, 2001 154 94 0.0 254
Number of sales, 2002 168 94 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2003 190 93 0.0 233
Number of sales, 2004 168 105 0.0 268
Number of sales, 2005 165 98 0.0 259
Number of sales, 2006 117 80 0.0 213
Number of sales, 2007 155 69 0.0 163
Number of sales, 2008 142 49 0.0 142
Number of sales, 2009 121 51 0.0 136
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 415,000 210,000 84,000 535,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 392,000 199,000 84,000 495,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 387,000 205,000 90,000 544,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 421,000 215,000 73,000 559,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 482,000 227,000 66,000 630,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 536,000 258,000 73,000 679,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 571,000 299,000 115,000 846,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 656,000 348,000 126,000 888,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 724,000 385,000 141,000 930,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 812,000 443,000 153,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 884,000 515,000 178,000 1,137,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 843,000 544,000 233,000 1,341,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 859,000 541,000 264,000 1,141,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 822,000 515,000 224,000 1,221,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 785,000 464,000 189,000 1,100,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 5.0 7.4 3.7 19
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 -0.7 0.9 -3.5 13
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -4.5 -9.9 -34 6.4
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 65 39 0.0 91
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 93 53 1.5 123
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 84 59 3.8 143
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 74 61 6.8 145
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 76 63 4.5 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 74 67 1.5 169
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 69 71 0.0 191
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 71 88 1.5 456
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 103 102 2.3 1,197
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 64 94 2.3 527
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 125,654 70,531 0.0 162,061
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 132,290 73,060 28,637 167,122
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 146,543 71,429 21,913 162,671
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 157,801 79,284 21,227 176,619
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 145,383 84,419 38,873 190,231
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 157,365 86,152 33,326 177,498
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 150,745 87,053 0.0 187,402
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 171,795 97,214 34,151 176,225
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 154,321 107,408 56,616 195,543
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 163,854 112,587 61,625 216,837
% subprime loans, 1997 0.6 3.9 0.0 47
% subprime loans, 1998 0.7 5.9 0.0 89
% subprime loans, 1999 0.7 4.5 0.0 38
% subprime loans, 2000 4.6 5.1 0.0 45
% subprime loans, 2001 1.7 3.1 0.0 17
% subprime loans, 2002 1.4 2.8 0.0 16
% subprime loans, 2003 0.7 3.6 0.0 19
% subprime loans, 2004 1.8 5.3 0.0 18
% subprime loans, 2005 1.2 10 0.5 100
% subprime loans, 2006 1.8 8.7 0.3 67
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 6.3 15 0.8 70
Violent crimes, 2001 6.4 16 0.8 68
Violent crimes, 2002 5.6 16 0.4 59
Violent crimes, 2003 4.8 16 0.5 64
Violent crimes, 2004 4.2 14 0.6 49
Violent crimes, 2005 4.3 14 0.5 43
Violent crimes, 2006 4.5 14 0.2 46
Violent crimes, 2007 4.1 14 0.2 51
Property crimes, 2000 59 54 3.1 375
Property crimes, 2001 53 56 0.6 345
Property crimes, 2002 54 55 1.1 288
Property crimes, 2003 56 55 3.2 227
Property crimes, 2004 55 48 2.7 197
Property crimes, 2005 45 44 4.2 191
Property crimes, 2006 38 43 4.6 211
Property crimes, 2007 51 48 3.1 235

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