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 4

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Ward
Average Low High
Population        
Population, 1980 83,237 79,791 63,391 93,358
Population, 1990 78,010 75,863 65,638 83,198
Population, 2000 75,001 71,507 68,087 75,001
Population, 2005-09 77,411 73,554 69,288 77,411
Population, 2010 75,773 75,215 70,712 79,915
% change population, 1980 to 1990 -6.3 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990 to 2000 -3.9 -5.7 -15 4.9
% change population, 2000 to 2005-09 3.2 2.9 -3.1 9.7
% change population, 2000 to 2010 1.0 5.2 -0.3 16
% children, 1980 21 22 10 37
% children, 1990 19 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 20 20 7.8 36
% children, 2005-09 20 19 7.1 33
% children, 2010 20 17 5.8 30
% change child population, 1980 to 1990 -18 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990 to 2000 5.5 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% change child population, 2000 to 2005-09 0.3 -0.3 -15 42
% change child population, 2000 to 2010 -0.9 -12 -31 16
% foreign born, 1980 6.4 6.4 1.6 14
% foreign born, 1990 10 9.7 1.2 23
% foreign born, 2000 18 13 1.4 29
% foreign born, 2005-09 19 13 2.5 25
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 66 53 36 66
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 62 50 32 62
Population by Race/Ethnicity        
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 79 65 4.9 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 71 61 6.2 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2005-09 63 55 5.3 96
% black non-Hispanic, 2010 59 51 5.6 96
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 15 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 15 28 1.2 80
% white non-Hispanic, 2005-09 19 32 1.6 78
% white non-Hispanic, 2010 20 35 1.4 78
% Hispanic, 1990 4.2 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 12 7.9 0.8 25
% Hispanic, 2005-09 15 8.5 1.7 22
% Hispanic, 2010 19 9.1 1.8 21
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.9 1.8 0.2 5.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 1.4 3.0 0.3 8.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2005-09 1.3 3.0 0.3 7.4
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2010 2.0 4.2 0.2 10.0
Family Risk Factors        
Poverty rate (%), 1980 9.0 19 7.7 27
Poverty rate (%), 1990 8.2 17 6.5 27
Poverty rate (%), 2000 12 20 7.5 36
Poverty rate (%), 2005-09 9.9 18 6.9 35
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 5.5 6.8 3.0 10
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 6.2 7.2 2.4 13
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 6.6 11 6.6 22
Unemployment rate (%), 2005-09 7.6 9.2 3.4 19
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 60 59 54 65
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 63 62 53 69
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 56 57 45 66
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2005-09 61 60 47 71
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 30 33 9.7 42
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 25 27 5.8 39
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 22 22 4.0 34
% persons without HS diploma, 2005-09 17 15 3.4 21
% female-headed families with children, 1990 45 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 40 52 12 68
% female-headed families with children, 2005-09 36 53 12 77
Isolation Indicators        
% HHs with a phone, 2000 98 97 95 99
% HHs with a phone, 2005-09 97 95 93 97
% HHs with a car, 2000 73 63 52 80
% HHs with a car, 2005-09 78 64 52 79
Child Well-Being Indicators        
% children in poverty, 1990 8.9 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 16 32 2.9 47
% children in poverty, 2005-09 12 29 3.1 48
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 13 13 5.2 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 12 13 6.7 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 9.6 12 7.4 16
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 9.9 12 6.4 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 11 12 6.9 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 11 11 5.7 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 8.6 11 5.2 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 11 11 7.5 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2006 9.8 11 8.4 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2007 9.7 11 7.0 14
% births to teen mothers, 1998 14 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 1999 11 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 2000 11 14 0.9 20
% births to teen mothers, 2001 11 13 1.0 20
% births to teen mothers, 2002 11 13 0.5 19
% births to teen mothers, 2003 9.6 11 0.3 19
% births to teen mothers, 2004 10 11 0.9 18
% births to teen mothers, 2005 8.9 11 0.2 18
% births to teen mothers, 2006 10.0 12 0.3 20
% births to teen mothers, 2007 9.4 12 1.3 20
Income Conditions        
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1979 93,673 77,355 46,902 154,296
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1989 100,527 93,288 48,448 217,404
Avg. family income (2010 $), 1999 106,672 102,342 46,108 245,685
Avg. family income (2010 $), 2005-09 116,668 115,016 44,076 257,386
% change in avg. family income, 1980 to 1990 7.3 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990 to 2000 6.1 9.7 -4.8 21
% change in avg. family income, 2000 to 2005-09 9.4 12 -7.2 37
Public Assistance        
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 6,047 10,064 219 24,389
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 5,585 9,540 190 22,637
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 5,506 9,770 202 23,226
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 6,136 10,612 195 25,037
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 6,713 11,253 231 26,167
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 7,081 11,507 239 26,235
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 7,383 11,351 262 25,976
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 7,364 11,174 238 26,092
Persons receiving food stamps, 2008 7,961 11,636 237 27,515
Persons receiving food stamps, 2009 10,217 13,452 331 31,570
Persons receiving food stamps, 2010 12,644 15,280 412 35,423
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 4,182 7,362 45 20,413
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 3,540 6,405 44 18,019
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 3,219 5,822 42 16,230
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 3,096 5,793 42 15,982
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 3,203 5,883 50 16,127
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 3,196 5,918 38 16,550
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 3,365 6,118 41 16,849
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 3,398 6,008 36 16,300
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 3,316 5,574 36 14,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 3,037 5,294 35 14,625
Persons receiving TANF, 2008 3,175 5,287 34 14,981
Persons receiving TANF, 2009 3,608 5,642 43 16,053
Persons receiving TANF, 2010 3,965 5,807 47 16,386
Housing Conditions        
Occupied housing units, 1980 30,624 31,643 29,914 34,509
Occupied housing units, 1990 29,829 31,204 27,775 35,873
Occupied housing units, 2000 29,195 31,042 25,063 36,849
Occupied housing units, 2005-09 29,373 31,340 25,917 35,607
Occupied housing units, 2010 29,326 33,338 26,742 40,362
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 2.9 6.0 2.9 9.0
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 4.9 8.0 4.6 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 6.7 6.2 2.2 11
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2005-09 6.3 5.9 3.8 8.2
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 58 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 60 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 61 41 22 61
Homeownership rate (%), 2005-09 63 45 24 63
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)        
Number of sales, 1995 625 388 141 625
Number of sales, 1996 644 428 174 644
Number of sales, 1997 764 494 177 764
Number of sales, 1998 1,005 665 260 1,005
Number of sales, 1999 949 635 266 949
Number of sales, 2000 734 522 256 736
Number of sales, 2001 753 527 225 806
Number of sales, 2002 781 527 239 781
Number of sales, 2003 747 521 196 747
Number of sales, 2004 953 591 295 953
Number of sales, 2005 846 549 270 846
Number of sales, 2006 717 451 221 717
Number of sales, 2007 561 383 182 561
Number of sales, 2008 360 274 171 416
Number of sales, 2009 388 266 80 434
Number of sales, 2010 438 307 113 492
Median sales price (2010 $), 1995 186,000 223,000 120,000 451,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1996 181,000 213,000 113,000 434,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1997 184,000 221,000 107,000 448,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1998 180,000 226,000 104,000 468,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 1999 187,000 241,000 111,000 518,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2000 199,000 268,000 120,000 576,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2001 215,000 318,000 134,000 677,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2002 278,000 364,000 142,000 753,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2003 344,000 401,000 160,000 811,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2004 387,000 464,000 177,000 895,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2005 469,000 551,000 229,000 1,023,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2006 500,000 568,000 281,000 973,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2007 510,000 570,000 289,000 954,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2008 482,000 567,000 300,000 1,074,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2009 467,000 535,000 244,000 986,000
Median sales price (2010 $), 2010 476,000 527,000 225,000 925,000
% annual change median price, 2000-2010 9.1 7.0 4.3 11
% annual change median price, 2005-2010 0.3 -0.9 -2.2 0.3
% annual change median price, 2009-2010 2.0 -1.6 -17 11
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)        
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 35 39 12 75
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 43 53 15 99
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 47 59 23 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 46 61 26 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 47 63 26 110
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 48 67 29 124
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 50 71 34 130
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 64 88 45 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 73 102 60 185
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2006 70 94 69 160
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1997 83,864 77,757 37,951 139,121
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1998 78,982 78,350 44,993 140,461
Median borrower income (2006 $), 1999 86,354 77,878 45,177 141,489
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2000 88,244 86,060 40,469 152,251
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2001 94,308 92,241 50,236 160,749
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2002 97,772 93,554 50,033 166,675
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2003 108,675 95,125 48,040 149,391
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2004 113,636 106,713 61,435 172,352
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2005 133,833 115,719 71,344 166,973
Median borrower income (2006 $), 2006 132,678 122,680 75,573 183,900
% subprime loans, 1997 3.9 3.9 1.0 18
% subprime loans, 1998 6.7 5.9 0.8 35
% subprime loans, 1999 6.1 4.5 0.9 27
% subprime loans, 2000 7.0 5.1 2.3 19
% subprime loans, 2001 3.8 3.1 1.4 8.8
% subprime loans, 2002 3.2 2.8 1.1 7.9
% subprime loans, 2003 5.4 3.6 0.8 10
% subprime loans, 2004 7.8 5.3 1.2 14
% subprime loans, 2005 16 10 1.4 24
% subprime loans, 2006 14 8.7 1.1 20
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)        
Violent crimes, 2000 9.1 15 2.5 23
Violent crimes, 2001 7.7 15 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 9.8 15 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 12 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 11 14 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2005 10 14 1.8 20
Violent crimes, 2006 9.9 13 1.8 19
Violent crimes, 2007 12 14 1.7 22
Violent crimes, 2008 11 13 1.5 21
Violent crimes, 2009 11 13 1.7 20
Violent crimes, 2010 9.6 12 1.6 20
Property crimes, 2000 37 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 37 56 28 105
Property crimes, 2002 42 54 25 96
Property crimes, 2003 37 54 28 85
Property crimes, 2004 33 47 25 74
Property crimes, 2005 32 43 21 70
Property crimes, 2006 27 42 19 68
Property crimes, 2007 31 45 21 70
Property crimes, 2008 29 46 23 74
Property crimes, 2009 30 44 24 71
Property crimes, 2010 30 40 22 60

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