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 7

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Ward		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 92,841 79,791 63,391 93,358
Population, 1990 79,098 75,863 65,638 83,198
Population, 2000 70,539 71,507 68,087 75,001
% change population, 1980-1990 -15 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990-2000 -11 -5.7 -15 4.9
% children, 1980 29 22 10 37
% children, 1990 25 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 28 20 7.8 36
% change child population, 1980-1990 -27 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990-2000 -2.6 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% foreign born, 1980 1.6 6.4 1.6 14
% foreign born, 1990 1.2 9.7 1.2 23
% foreign born, 2000 1.4 13 1.4 29
% 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 97 65 4.9 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 6.2 97
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 2.2 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 1.2 28 1.2 80
% Hispanic, 1990 0.8 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 0.8 7.9 0.8 25
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.2 1.8 0.2 5.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.3 3.0 0.3 8.0
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 22 19 7.7 27
Poverty rate (%), 1990 19 17 6.5 27
Poverty rate (%), 2000 25 20 7.5 36
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 8.6 6.8 3.0 10
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 8.1 7.2 2.4 13
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 14 11 6.6 22
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 57 59 54 65
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 58 62 53 69
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 47 57 45 66
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 42 33 9.7 42
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 35 27 5.8 39
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 29 22 4.0 34
% female-headed families with children, 1990 64 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 67 52 12 68
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 96 97 95 99
% HHs with a car, 2000 61 63 52 80
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 31 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 37 32 2.9 47
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 16 13 5.2 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 16 13 6.7 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 14 12 7.4 16
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 17 12 6.4 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 13 12 6.9 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 15 11 5.7 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 14 11 5.2 14
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 14 11 7.5 14
% births to teen mothers, 1998 20 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 1999 21 15 0.6 21
% births to teen mothers, 2000 20 14 0.9 20
% births to teen mothers, 2001 19 13 1.0 20
% births to teen mothers, 2002 18 13 0.5 19
% births to teen mothers, 2003 19 11 0.3 19
% births to teen mothers, 2004 18 11 0.9 18
% births to teen mothers, 2005 18 11 0.2 18
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 44,786 59,101 35,834 117,886
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 47,026 71,274 37,016 166,102
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 45,039 78,192 35,228 187,709
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 5.0 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -4.2 9.7 -4.8 21
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 16,667 10,064 219 24,389
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 16,231 9,540 190 22,637
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 16,799 9,770 202 23,226
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 17,763 10,612 195 25,037
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 18,632 11,253 231 26,167
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 19,817 11,507 239 26,235
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 20,385 11,351 262 25,976
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 20,095 11,174 238 26,092
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 12,225 7,362 45 20,413
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 10,925 6,405 44 18,019
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 10,004 5,822 42 16,230
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 10,218 5,793 42 15,982
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 10,621 5,883 50 16,127
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 10,286 5,918 38 16,550
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 10,541 6,118 41 16,849
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 10,794 6,008 36 16,300
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 10,630 5,574 36 14,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 10,326 5,294 35 14,625
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 34,509 31,643 29,914 34,509
Occupied housing units, 1990 31,526 31,204 27,775 35,873
Occupied housing units, 2000 29,341 31,042 25,063 36,849
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.9 6.0 2.9 9.0
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 6.0 8.0 4.6 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 8.8 6.2 2.2 11
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 37 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 40 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 41 41 22 61
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 375 437 166 692
Number of sales, 1996 455 480 182 716
Number of sales, 1997 466 532 189 802
Number of sales, 1998 516 701 270 1,050
Number of sales, 1999 490 665 285 1,000
Number of sales, 2000 398 505 238 719
Number of sales, 2001 429 543 253 805
Number of sales, 2002 443 561 284 816
Number of sales, 2003 429 555 207 800
Number of sales, 2004 587 618 307 994
Number of sales, 2005 568 561 276 857
Number of sales, 2006 511 455 221 724
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 115,324 206,003 111,834 431,228
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 112,327 197,535 107,041 416,270
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 109,807 207,584 103,348 426,311
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 111,748 213,767 98,189 438,853
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 104,542 228,100 104,542 496,575
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 117,638 259,038 117,638 552,671
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 127,613 298,493 127,613 632,212
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 134,271 342,982 134,271 714,575
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 152,126 379,382 152,126 769,785
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 175,621 438,571 166,840 852,857
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 233,565 523,265 217,640 955,493
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 267,405 543,489 267,405 930,776
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.1 11 7.9 15
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 16 13 7.3 21
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 14 3.9 -2.6 23
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 20 39 12 75
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 21 53 15 99
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 23 59 23 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 29 61 26 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 26 63 26 110
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 29 67 29 124
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 34 71 34 130
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 58 88 45 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 62 102 60 185
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 42,684 70,532 34,425 126,195
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 43,853 71,070 40,813 127,411
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 42,394 70,643 40,980 128,344
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 42,671 78,065 36,710 138,106
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 46,382 83,671 45,569 145,815
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 48,368 84,862 45,385 151,190
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 53,600 86,288 43,577 135,511
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 57,958 93,191 51,110 156,340
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 67,285 104,968 64,715 151,460
% subprime loans, 1997 18 3.9 1.0 18
% subprime loans, 1998 27 5.9 0.8 35
% subprime loans, 1999 25 4.5 0.9 27
% subprime loans, 2000 17 5.1 2.3 19
% subprime loans, 2001 6.2 3.1 1.4 8.8
% subprime loans, 2002 6.2 2.8 1.1 7.9
% subprime loans, 2003 10 3.6 0.8 10
% subprime loans, 2004 14 5.3 1.2 14
% subprime loans, 2005 22 10 1.4 24
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 19 15 2.5 23
Violent crimes, 2001 20 16 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 19 16 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 18 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 16 14 1.9 19
Violent crimes, 2005 18 14 1.8 20
Property crimes, 2000 45 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 49 56 28 106
Property crimes, 2002 54 55 26 99
Property crimes, 2003 66 55 28 89
Property crimes, 2004 47 48 25 79
Property crimes, 2005 38 44 22 75

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