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

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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
Population, 2005-09 76,086 73,554 69,288 77,411
Population, 2010 77,152 75,215 70,712 79,915
% change population, 1980 to 1990 7.9 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990 to 2000 1.5 -5.7 -15 4.9
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 3.2 2.9 -3.1 9.7
% change population, 2000 to 2010 4.6 5.2 -0.3 16
% children, 1980 12 22 10 37
% children, 1990 11 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 12 20 7.8 36
% children, 2005-09 16 19 7.1 33
% children, 2010 13 17 5.8 30
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 5.0 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 4.9 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 42 -0.3 -15 42
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 16 -12 -31 16
% 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
% foreign born, 2005-09 17 13 2.5 25
% 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
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 5.3 55 5.3 96
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 5.6 51 5.6 96
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 84 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 80 28 1.2 80
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 78 32 1.6 78
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 78 35 1.4 78
% Hispanic, 1990 7.0 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 6.6 7.9 0.8 25
% Hispanic, 2005-09 7.6 8.5 1.7 22
% Hispanic, 2010 7.5 9.1 1.8 21
% 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
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 6.2 3.0 0.3 7.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 8.2 4.2 0.2 10.0
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
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 6.9 18 6.9 35
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
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 3.4 9.2 3.4 19
% 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
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 67 60 47 71
% 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
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 3.4 15 3.4 21
% female-headed families with children, 1990 13 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 12 52 12 68
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 12 53 12 77
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 95 99
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 97 95 93 97
% HHs with a car, 2000 80 63 52 80
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 79 64 52 79
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 2.4 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 2.9 32 2.9 47
% children in poverty, 2005-09 3.1 29 3.1 48
% 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 (2010 $), 1979 154,296 77,355 46,902 154,296
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 217,404 93,288 48,448 217,404
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 245,685 102,342 46,108 245,685
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 257,386 115,016 44,076 257,386
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 41 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 13 9.7 -4.8 21
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 4.8 12 -7.2 37
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 food stamps, 2010 412 15,280 412 35,423
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
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 47 5,807 47 16,386
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
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 35,607 31,340 25,917 35,607
Occupied housing units, 2010 37,921 33,338 26,742 40,362
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
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 6.0 5.9 3.8 8.2
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 46 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 48 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 51 41 22 61
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 57 45 24 63
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 525 388 141 625
Number of sales, 1996 535 428 174 644
Number of sales, 1997 679 494 177 764
Number of sales, 1998 893 665 260 1,005
Number of sales, 1999 813 635 266 949
Number of sales, 2000 593 522 256 736
Number of sales, 2001 564 527 225 806
Number of sales, 2002 601 527 239 781
Number of sales, 2003 669 521 196 747
Number of sales, 2004 585 591 295 953
Number of sales, 2005 541 549 270 846
Number of sales, 2006 463 451 221 717
Number of sales, 2007 495 383 182 561
Number of sales, 2008 416 274 171 416
Number of sales, 2009 432 266 80 434
Number of sales, 2010 443 307 113 492
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 451,000 223,000 120,000 451,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 434,000 213,000 113,000 434,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 448,000 221,000 107,000 448,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 455,000 226,000 104,000 468,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 518,000 241,000 111,000 518,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 576,000 268,000 120,000 576,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 653,000 318,000 134,000 677,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 753,000 364,000 142,000 753,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 811,000 401,000 160,000 811,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 895,000 464,000 177,000 895,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 949,000 551,000 229,000 1,023,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 931,000 568,000 281,000 973,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 936,000 570,000 289,000 954,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 886,000 567,000 300,000 1,074,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 889,000 535,000 244,000 986,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 879,000 527,000 225,000 925,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 4.3 7.0 4.3 11
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 -1.5 -0.9 -2.2 0.3
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 -1.1 -1.6 -17 11
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 139,121 77,757 37,951 139,121
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 140,461 78,350 44,993 140,461
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 141,489 77,878 45,177 141,489
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 152,251 86,060 40,469 152,251
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 160,749 92,241 50,236 160,749
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 166,675 93,554 50,033 166,675
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 149,391 95,125 48,040 149,391
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 172,352 106,713 61,435 172,352
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 166,973 115,719 71,344 166,973
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 183,900 122,680 75,573 183,900
% 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 15 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 2.7 15 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 1.8 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 1.8 14 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2005 1.8 14 1.8 20
Violent crimes, 2006 1.8 13 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2007 1.7 14 1.7 22
Violent crimes, 2008 1.5 13 1.5 21
Violent crimes, 2009 1.7 13 1.7 20
Violent crimes, 2010 1.6 12 1.6 20
Property crimes, 2000 31 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 28 56 28 105
Property crimes, 2002 25 54 25 96
Property crimes, 2003 28 54 28 85
Property crimes, 2004 25 47 25 74
Property crimes, 2005 21 43 21 70
Property crimes, 2006 19 42 19 68
Property crimes, 2007 21 45 21 70
Property crimes, 2008 23 46 23 74
Property crimes, 2009 24 44 24 71
Property crimes, 2010 22 40 22 60

Notes:
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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised September 7, 2011).
 
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