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  
 
Sources and Notes
 
Ward 3

  All Wards in D.C.
This
Ward		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 67,371 79,791 63,391 93,358
Population, 1990 72,695 75,863 65,638 83,198
Population, 2000 73,753 71,507 68,087 75,001
% change population, 1980-1990 7.9 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990-2000 1.5 -5.7 -15 4.9
% children, 1980 12 22 10 37
% children, 1990 11 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 12 20 7.8 36
% change child population, 1980-1990 5.0 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990-2000 4.9 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% foreign born, 1980 14 6.4 1.6 14
% foreign born, 1990 19 9.7 1.2 23
% foreign born, 2000 20 13 1.4 29
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 45 53 36 66
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 44 50 32 62
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 4.9 65 4.9 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 6.2 61 6.2 97
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 84 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 80 28 1.2 80
% Hispanic, 1990 7.0 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 6.6 7.9 0.8 25
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 4.3 1.8 0.2 5.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 6.3 3.0 0.3 8.0
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 7.7 19 7.7 27
Poverty rate (%), 1990 6.5 17 6.5 27
Poverty rate (%), 2000 7.5 20 7.5 36
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 3.0 6.8 3.0 10
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 2.4 7.2 2.4 13
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 9.6 11 6.6 22
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 62 59 54 65
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 69 62 53 69
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 66 57 45 66
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 9.7 33 9.7 42
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 5.8 27 5.8 39
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 4.0 22 4.0 34
% female-headed families with children, 1990 13 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 12 52 12 68
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 95 99
% HHs with a car, 2000 80 63 52 80
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 2.4 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 2.9 32 2.9 47
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 5.2 13 5.2 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 6.7 13 6.7 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 7.4 12 7.4 16
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 6.4 12 6.4 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 6.9 12 6.9 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 5.7 11 5.7 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 5.2 11 5.2 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 7.5 11 7.5 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 8.4 11 8.4 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 7.2 11 7.0 14
% births to teen mothers, 1998 0.6 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 1999 0.6 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 2000 0.9 14 0.9 20
% births to teen mothers, 2001 1.0 13 1.0 20
% births to teen mothers, 2002 0.5 13 0.5 19
% births to teen mothers, 2003 0.3 11 0.3 19
% births to teen mothers, 2004 0.9 11 0.9 18
% births to teen mothers, 2005 0.2 11 0.2 18
% births to teen mothers, 2006 0.3 12 0.3 20
% births to teen mothers, 2007 1.3 12 1.3 20
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 117,886 59,101 35,834 117,886
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 166,102 71,274 37,016 166,102
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 187,709 78,192 35,228 187,709
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 41 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 13 9.7 -4.8 21
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 219 10,064 219 24,389
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 190 9,540 190 22,637
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 202 9,770 202 23,226
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 195 10,612 195 25,037
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 231 11,253 231 26,167
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 239 11,507 239 26,235
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 262 11,351 262 25,976
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 238 11,174 238 26,092
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 237 11,636 237 27,515
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 331 13,452 331 31,570
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 45 7,362 45 20,413
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 44 6,405 44 18,019
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 42 5,822 42 16,230
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 42 5,793 42 15,982
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 50 5,883 50 16,127
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 38 5,918 38 16,550
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 41 6,118 41 16,849
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 36 6,008 36 16,300
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 36 5,574 36 14,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 35 5,294 35 14,625
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 34 5,287 34 14,981
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 43 5,642 43 16,053
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 33,489 31,643 29,914 34,509
Occupied housing units, 1990 35,873 31,204 27,775 35,873
Occupied housing units, 2000 36,849 31,042 25,063 36,849
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.1 6.0 2.9 9.0
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.6 8.0 4.6 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 2.2 6.2 2.2 11
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 46 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 48 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 51 41 22 61
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 526 389 141 625
Number of sales, 1996 535 429 174 645
Number of sales, 1997 679 495 177 763
Number of sales, 1998 894 667 260 1,004
Number of sales, 1999 813 637 267 950
Number of sales, 2000 592 524 256 744
Number of sales, 2001 564 528 225 810
Number of sales, 2002 600 528 239 779
Number of sales, 2003 669 522 196 746
Number of sales, 2004 584 592 295 952
Number of sales, 2005 540 550 273 841
Number of sales, 2006 462 451 222 717
Number of sales, 2007 495 386 190 561
Number of sales, 2008 416 274 170 416
Number of sales, 2009 434 289 99 437
Median sales price (2009 $), 1995 444,000 220,000 118,000 444,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1996 427,000 209,000 111,000 427,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1997 441,000 217,000 106,000 441,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1998 448,000 223,000 102,000 461,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 1999 510,000 237,000 109,000 510,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2000 567,000 265,000 118,000 567,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2001 642,000 313,000 132,000 666,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2002 741,000 359,000 140,000 741,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2003 798,000 395,000 157,000 798,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2004 880,000 457,000 174,000 880,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2005 934,000 542,000 225,000 1,005,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2006 916,000 561,000 277,000 958,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2007 921,000 561,000 285,000 931,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2008 872,000 558,000 295,000 1,051,000
Median sales price (2009 $), 2009 870,000 501,000 215,000 930,000
% annual change median price, 1999-2009 5.5 7.8 5.5 12
% annual change median price, 2004-2009 -0.2 1.8 -0.2 5.7
% annual change median price, 2008-2009 -0.2 -10 -27 -0.2
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 62 39 12 75
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 88 53 15 99
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 91 59 23 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 83 61 26 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 87 63 26 110
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 80 67 29 124
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 91 71 34 130
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 89 88 45 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 95 102 60 185
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 80 94 69 160
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 130,266 72,808 35,536 130,266
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 131,521 73,363 42,130 131,521
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 132,484 72,922 42,302 132,484
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 142,561 80,583 37,894 142,561
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 150,518 86,370 47,039 150,518
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 156,067 87,600 46,849 156,067
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 139,883 89,071 44,983 139,883
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 161,383 99,921 57,525 161,383
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 156,346 108,354 66,803 156,346
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 172,196 114,872 70,763 172,196
% subprime loans, 1997 1.0 3.9 1.0 18
% subprime loans, 1998 0.8 5.9 0.8 35
% subprime loans, 1999 0.9 4.5 0.9 27
% subprime loans, 2000 2.8 5.1 2.3 19
% subprime loans, 2001 1.4 3.1 1.4 8.8
% subprime loans, 2002 1.5 2.8 1.1 7.9
% subprime loans, 2003 0.8 3.6 0.8 10
% subprime loans, 2004 1.2 5.3 1.2 14
% subprime loans, 2005 1.4 10 1.4 24
% subprime loans, 2006 1.1 8.7 1.1 20
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 2.5 15 2.5 23
Violent crimes, 2001 3.1 16 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 2.7 16 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 1.8 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 1.9 14 1.9 19
Violent crimes, 2005 1.8 14 1.8 20
Violent crimes, 2006 1.8 14 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2007 1.7 14 1.7 22
Property crimes, 2000 31 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 28 56 28 106
Property crimes, 2002 26 55 26 99
Property crimes, 2003 28 55 28 89
Property crimes, 2004 25 48 25 79
Property crimes, 2005 22 44 22 75
Property crimes, 2006 20 43 20 75
Property crimes, 2007 22 48 22 80

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