DC Ward 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  
 
Ward 2

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Ward		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 63,391 79,791 63,391 93,358
Population, 1990 65,638 75,863 65,638 83,198
Population, 2000 68,827 71,507 68,087 75,001
% change population, 1980-1990 3.5 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990-2000 4.9 -5.7 -15 4.9
% children, 1980 10 22 10 37
% children, 1990 8.2 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 7.8 20 7.8 36
% change child population, 1980-1990 -17 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990-2000 0.1 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% foreign born, 1980 13 6.4 1.6 14
% foreign born, 1990 18 9.7 1.2 23
% foreign born, 2000 20 13 1.4 29
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 36 53 36 66
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 32 50 32 62
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 26 65 4.9 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 20 61 6.2 97
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 59 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 61 28 1.2 80
% Hispanic, 1990 9.1 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 10 7.9 0.8 25
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 5.0 1.8 0.2 5.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 8.0 3.0 0.3 8.0
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 19 19 7.7 27
Poverty rate (%), 1990 18 17 6.5 27
Poverty rate (%), 2000 19 20 7.5 36
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 4.1 6.8 3.0 10
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 4.8 7.2 2.4 13
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 8.3 11 6.6 22
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 65 59 54 65
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 68 62 53 69
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 66 57 45 66
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 21 33 9.7 42
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 16 27 5.8 39
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 13 22 4.0 34
% female-headed families with children, 1990 44 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 34 52 12 68
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 95 99
% HHs with a car, 2000 53 63 52 80
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 22 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 25 32 2.9 47
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 7.4 13 5.2 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 7.5 13 6.7 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 9.8 12 7.4 16
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 7.3 12 6.4 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 8.9 12 6.9 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 7.8 11 5.7 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 9.9 11 5.2 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 8.7 11 7.5 14
% births to teen mothers, 1998 8.3 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 1999 6.7 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 2000 9.4 14 0.9 20
% births to teen mothers, 2001 6.0 13 1.0 20
% births to teen mothers, 2002 5.5 13 0.5 19
% births to teen mothers, 2003 3.1 11 0.3 19
% births to teen mothers, 2004 5.3 11 0.9 18
% births to teen mothers, 2005 3.9 11 0.2 18
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 84,566 59,101 35,834 117,886
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 111,362 71,274 37,016 166,102
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 130,891 78,192 35,228 187,709
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 32 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 18 9.7 -4.8 21
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 2,798 10,064 219 24,389
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 2,743 9,540 190 22,637
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 2,863 9,770 202 23,226
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 2,973 10,612 195 25,037
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 3,027 11,253 231 26,167
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 3,161 11,507 239 26,235
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 3,196 11,351 262 25,976
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 3,160 11,174 238 26,092
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 1,690 7,362 45 20,413
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 1,328 6,405 44 18,019
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 1,124 5,822 42 16,230
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 1,173 5,793 42 15,982
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 1,233 5,883 50 16,127
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 1,251 5,918 38 16,550
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 1,262 6,118 41 16,849
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 1,188 6,008 36 16,300
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 1,043 5,574 36 14,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 1,000 5,294 35 14,625
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 33,406 31,643 29,914 34,509
Occupied housing units, 1990 33,112 31,204 27,775 35,873
Occupied housing units, 2000 36,180 31,042 25,063 36,849
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 9.0 6.0 2.9 9.0
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 9.1 8.0 4.6 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 3.6 6.2 2.2 11
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 22 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 29 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 32 41 22 61
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 256 437 166 692
Number of sales, 1996 281 480 182 716
Number of sales, 1997 389 532 189 802
Number of sales, 1998 459 701 270 1,050
Number of sales, 1999 398 665 285 1,000
Number of sales, 2000 354 505 238 719
Number of sales, 2001 317 543 253 805
Number of sales, 2002 353 561 284 816
Number of sales, 2003 377 555 207 800
Number of sales, 2004 326 618 307 994
Number of sales, 2005 294 561 276 857
Number of sales, 2006 221 455 221 724
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 390,467 206,003 111,834 431,228
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 356,803 197,535 107,041 416,270
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 408,871 207,584 103,348 426,311
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 431,220 213,767 98,189 438,853
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 466,706 228,100 104,542 496,575
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 536,717 259,038 117,638 552,671
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 632,212 298,493 127,613 632,212
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 672,507 342,982 134,271 714,575
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 704,287 379,382 152,126 769,785
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 804,013 438,571 166,840 852,857
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 955,493 523,265 217,640 955,493
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 930,776 543,489 267,405 930,776
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 10 11 7.9 15
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 8.0 13 7.3 21
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 -2.6 3.9 -2.6 23
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 75 39 12 75
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 99 53 15 99
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 111 59 23 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 111 61 26 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 110 63 26 110
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 124 67 29 124
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 130 71 34 130
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 166 88 45 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 185 102 60 185
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 92,007 70,532 34,425 126,195
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 84,548 71,070 40,813 127,411
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 81,563 70,643 40,980 128,344
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 104,145 78,065 36,710 138,106
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 106,282 83,671 45,569 145,815
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 98,813 84,862 45,385 151,190
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 114,060 86,288 43,577 135,511
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 107,985 93,191 51,110 156,340
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 121,983 104,968 64,715 151,460
% subprime loans, 1997 1.1 3.9 1.0 18
% subprime loans, 1998 1.2 5.9 0.8 35
% subprime loans, 1999 1.2 4.5 0.9 27
% subprime loans, 2000 2.3 5.1 2.3 19
% subprime loans, 2001 1.7 3.1 1.4 8.8
% subprime loans, 2002 1.1 2.8 1.1 7.9
% subprime loans, 2003 1.1 3.6 0.8 10
% subprime loans, 2004 1.2 5.3 1.2 14
% subprime loans, 2005 2.9 10 1.4 24
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 16 15 2.5 23
Violent crimes, 2001 17 16 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 14 16 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 14 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 13 14 1.9 19
Violent crimes, 2005 12 14 1.8 20
Property crimes, 2000 118 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 106 56 28 106
Property crimes, 2002 99 55 26 99
Property crimes, 2003 89 55 28 89
Property crimes, 2004 79 48 25 79
Property crimes, 2005 75 44 22 75

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