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 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
% 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
% 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
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 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
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 549 437 166 692
Number of sales, 1996 557 480 182 716
Number of sales, 1997 699 532 189 802
Number of sales, 1998 927 701 270 1,050
Number of sales, 1999 849 665 285 1,000
Number of sales, 2000 601 505 238 719
Number of sales, 2001 588 543 253 805
Number of sales, 2002 634 561 284 816
Number of sales, 2003 696 555 207 800
Number of sales, 2004 608 618 307 994
Number of sales, 2005 545 561 276 857
Number of sales, 2006 466 455 221 724
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 431,228 206,003 111,834 431,228
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 416,270 197,535 107,041 416,270
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 426,311 207,584 103,348 426,311
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 438,853 213,767 98,189 438,853
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 496,575 228,100 104,542 496,575
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 552,671 259,038 117,638 552,671
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 624,777 298,493 127,613 632,212
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 714,575 342,982 134,271 714,575
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 769,785 379,382 152,126 769,785
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 852,857 438,571 166,840 852,857
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 907,718 523,265 217,640 955,493
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 889,637 543,489 267,405 930,776
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 7.9 11 7.9 15
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 7.3 13 7.3 21
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 -2.0 3.9 -2.6 23
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
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 126,195 70,532 34,425 126,195
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 127,411 71,070 40,813 127,411
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 128,344 70,643 40,980 128,344
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 138,106 78,065 36,710 138,106
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 145,815 83,671 45,569 145,815
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 151,190 84,862 45,385 151,190
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 135,511 86,288 43,577 135,511
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 156,340 93,191 51,110 156,340
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 151,460 104,968 64,715 151,460
% 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
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
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

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