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 8

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Ward		 Average Low High
Population
Population, 1980 93,358 79,791 63,391 93,358
Population, 1990 83,194 75,863 65,638 83,198
Population, 2000 70,915 71,507 68,087 75,001
% change population, 1980-1990 -11 -4.9 -15 7.9
% change population, 1990-2000 -15 -5.7 -15 4.9
% children, 1980 37 22 10 37
% children, 1990 32 19 8.2 32
% children, 2000 36 20 7.8 36
% change child population, 1980-1990 -21 -19 -27 5.0
% change child population, 1990-2000 -5.7 -2.0 -6.8 5.5
% foreign born, 1980 1.9 6.4 1.6 14
% foreign born, 1990 1.5 9.7 1.2 23
% foreign born, 2000 2.0 13 1.4 29
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 51 53 36 66
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 52 50 32 62
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 91 65 4.9 97
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 93 61 6.2 97
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 6.6 27 2.2 84
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 5.1 28 1.2 80
% Hispanic, 1990 1.1 5.2 0.8 18
% Hispanic, 2000 1.3 7.9 0.8 25
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.5 1.8 0.2 5.0
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.7 3.0 0.3 8.0
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 27 19 7.7 27
Poverty rate (%), 1990 27 17 6.5 27
Poverty rate (%), 2000 36 20 7.5 36
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 10 6.8 3.0 10
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 13 7.2 2.4 13
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 22 11 6.6 22
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 57 59 54 65
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 56 62 53 69
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 45 57 45 66
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 41 33 9.7 42
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 39 27 5.8 39
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 34 22 4.0 34
% female-headed families with children, 1990 67 54 13 67
% female-headed families with children, 2000 68 52 12 68
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 95 97 95 99
% HHs with a car, 2000 53 63 52 80
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 38 25 2.4 38
% children in poverty, 2000 47 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 16 12 7.4 16
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 15 12 6.4 17
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 15 12 6.9 15
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 14 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 12 11 7.5 14
% births to teen mothers, 1998 21 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 18 13 1.0 20
% births to teen mothers, 2002 19 13 0.5 19
% births to teen mothers, 2003 18 11 0.3 19
% births to teen mothers, 2004 16 11 0.9 18
% births to teen mothers, 2005 17 11 0.2 18
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 35,834 59,101 35,834 117,886
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 37,016 71,274 37,016 166,102
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 35,228 78,192 35,228 187,709
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 3.3 21 3.3 41
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -4.8 9.7 -4.8 21
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 24,389 10,064 219 24,389
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 22,637 9,540 190 22,637
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 23,226 9,770 202 23,226
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 25,037 10,612 195 25,037
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 26,167 11,253 231 26,167
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 26,235 11,507 239 26,235
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 25,976 11,351 262 25,976
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 26,092 11,174 238 26,092
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 20,413 7,362 45 20,413
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 18,019 6,405 44 18,019
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 16,230 5,822 42 16,230
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 15,982 5,793 42 15,982
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 16,127 5,883 50 16,127
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 16,550 5,918 38 16,550
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 16,849 6,118 41 16,849
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 16,300 6,008 36 16,300
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 14,977 5,574 36 14,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 14,625 5,294 35 14,625
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 30,044 31,643 29,914 34,509
Occupied housing units, 1990 27,775 31,204 27,775 35,873
Occupied housing units, 2000 25,063 31,042 25,063 36,849
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 7.0 6.0 2.9 9.0
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 13 8.0 4.6 13
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 11 6.2 2.2 11
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 17 35 17 58
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 18 39 18 60
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 22 41 22 61
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 166 437 166 692
Number of sales, 1996 182 480 182 716
Number of sales, 1997 189 532 189 802
Number of sales, 1998 270 701 270 1,050
Number of sales, 1999 285 665 285 1,000
Number of sales, 2000 238 505 238 719
Number of sales, 2001 253 543 253 805
Number of sales, 2002 284 561 284 816
Number of sales, 2003 207 555 207 800
Number of sales, 2004 307 618 307 994
Number of sales, 2005 276 561 276 857
Number of sales, 2006 306 455 221 724
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 111,834 206,003 111,834 431,228
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 107,041 197,535 107,041 416,270
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 103,348 207,584 103,348 426,311
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 98,189 213,767 98,189 438,853
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 110,143 228,100 104,542 496,575
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 120,377 259,038 117,638 552,671
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 132,296 298,493 127,613 632,212
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 144,068 342,982 134,271 714,575
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 152,126 379,382 152,126 769,785
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 166,840 438,571 166,840 852,857
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 217,640 523,265 217,640 955,493
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 267,405 543,489 267,405 930,776
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.6 11 7.9 15
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 15 13 7.3 21
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 23 3.9 -2.6 23
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 12 39 12 75
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 15 53 15 99
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 23 59 23 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 26 61 26 111
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 33 63 26 110
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 36 67 29 124
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 35 71 34 130
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 45 88 45 166
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 60 102 60 185
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 34,425 70,532 34,425 126,195
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 40,813 71,070 40,813 127,411
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 40,980 70,643 40,980 128,344
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 36,710 78,065 36,710 138,106
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 45,569 83,671 45,569 145,815
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 45,385 84,862 45,385 151,190
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 43,577 86,288 43,577 135,511
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 51,110 93,191 51,110 156,340
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 64,715 104,968 64,715 151,460
% subprime loans, 1997 12 3.9 1.0 18
% subprime loans, 1998 35 5.9 0.8 35
% subprime loans, 1999 27 4.5 0.9 27
% subprime loans, 2000 19 5.1 2.3 19
% subprime loans, 2001 8.8 3.1 1.4 8.8
% subprime loans, 2002 7.9 2.8 1.1 7.9
% subprime loans, 2003 8.6 3.6 0.8 10
% subprime loans, 2004 11 5.3 1.2 14
% subprime loans, 2005 24 10 1.4 24
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 23 15 2.5 23
Violent crimes, 2001 23 16 3.1 23
Violent crimes, 2002 23 16 2.7 23
Violent crimes, 2003 23 16 1.8 23
Violent crimes, 2004 19 14 1.9 19
Violent crimes, 2005 20 14 1.8 20
Property crimes, 2000 34 54 31 118
Property crimes, 2001 38 56 28 106
Property crimes, 2002 39 55 26 99
Property crimes, 2003 39 55 28 89
Property crimes, 2004 35 48 25 79
Property crimes, 2005 34 44 22 75

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