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 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
% 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
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 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
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 171 78 0.0 187
Number of sales, 1996 153 85 0.0 210
Number of sales, 1997 192 95 0.0 245
Number of sales, 1998 256 125 0.0 344
Number of sales, 1999 237 118 0.0 333
Number of sales, 2000 162 90 0.0 241
Number of sales, 2001 160 97 0.0 264
Number of sales, 2002 176 100 0.0 267
Number of sales, 2003 197 99 0.0 257
Number of sales, 2004 174 110 0.0 293
Number of sales, 2005 163 100 0.0 255
Number of sales, 2006 120 81 0.0 211
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 398,630 199,052 84,012 515,634
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 376,625 188,536 77,951 495,559
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 375,928 197,758 86,595 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 407,052 206,950 71,234 538,072
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 460,483 217,272 65,961 642,188
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 517,753 249,063 76,525 677,895
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 551,429 285,643 111,023 854,656
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 633,897 331,983 120,458 844,236
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 698,652 373,059 136,429 903,121
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 783,158 424,034 148,125 987,866
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 854,635 504,726 185,790 1,141,283
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 816,101 532,931 223,137 1,370,452
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 8.0 11 7.0 21
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 8.2 13 2.7 25
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 -4.5 5.6 -12 28
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 121,727 68,327 0.0 156,997
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 128,155 70,777 27,742 161,899
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 141,964 69,197 21,228 157,588
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 152,869 76,807 20,564 171,100
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 140,840 81,781 37,658 184,286
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 152,447 83,460 32,285 171,951
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 146,035 84,332 0.0 181,546
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 166,426 91,215 33,084 170,718
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 149,498 104,052 54,847 189,432
% 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
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
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

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