DC ZIP 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  
 
ZIP 20020

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Population
Population, 1980 61,248 22,797 598 72,010
Population, 1990 53,583 21,675 458 61,625
Population, 2000 49,343 20,431 553 58,213
% change population, 1980-1990 -13 -4.9 -31 34
% change population, 1990-2000 -7.9 -5.7 -45 90
% children, 1980 33 22 0.5 40
% children, 1990 29 19 0.6 38
% children, 2000 32 20 0.0 37
% change child population, 1980-1990 -25 -19 -87 52
% change child population, 1990-2000 4.2 -2.0 -100 296
% foreign born, 1980 1.8 6.4 1.2 38
% foreign born, 1990 1.4 9.7 0.9 60
% foreign born, 2000 1.4 13 1.1 43
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 59 53 12 69
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 58 50 1.6 65
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 95 65 3.3 98
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 97 61 4.0 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 3.5 27 0.7 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 1.7 28 0.6 84
% Hispanic, 1990 0.9 5.2 0.4 21
% Hispanic, 2000 0.7 7.9 0.7 32
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.2 1.8 0.1 64
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.3 3.0 0.3 40
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 25 19 3.0 28
Poverty rate (%), 1990 24 17 4.0 52
Poverty rate (%), 2000 33 20 2.5 71
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 8.1 6.8 1.0 11
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 10 7.2 1.9 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 18 11 1.7 60
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 60 59 39 79
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 58 62 32 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 46 57 31 84
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 40 33 5.2 56
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 35 27 2.6 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 30 22 2.2 40
% female-headed families with children, 1990 70 54 0.0 77
% female-headed families with children, 2000 71 52 0.0 76
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 97 97 94 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 56 63 24 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 38 25 0.6 58
% children in poverty, 2000 48 32 0.9 60
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 17 13 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 15 13 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 16 12 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 14 12 2.3 40
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 15 12 0.0 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 15 11 0.0 25
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 15 11 4.3 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 12 11 0.0 17
% births to teen mothers, 1998 21 15 0.0 44
% births to teen mothers, 1999 22 15 0.0 23
% births to teen mothers, 2000 21 14 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2001 19 13 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2002 19 13 0.0 33
% births to teen mothers, 2003 17 11 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2004 17 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2005 18 11 0.0 19
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 41,693 59,101 35,524 131,814
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 44,051 71,274 27,127 176,227
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 40,335 78,192 30,576 200,052
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 5.7 21 -55 48
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -8.4 9.7 -66 226
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 14,899 2,875 6.0 14,899
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 13,867 2,726 17 14,301
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 14,188 2,791 14 14,699
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 15,437 3,032 13 15,453
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 16,425 3,215 8.0 16,425
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 17,003 3,288 8.0 17,169
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 16,695 3,243 5.0 17,694
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 16,673 3,193 7.0 17,332
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 12,438 2,103 0.0 12,438
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 10,977 1,830 0.0 10,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 9,769 1,663 0.0 9,769
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 9,742 1,655 0.0 9,742
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 9,711 1,681 0.0 9,711
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 9,863 1,691 0.0 9,863
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 10,314 1,748 0.0 10,314
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 10,233 1,716 6.0 10,233
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 9,630 1,593 0.0 9,630
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 9,222 1,513 6.0 9,222
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 21,735 9,041 139 25,720
Occupied housing units, 1990 19,982 8,916 15 23,746
Occupied housing units, 2000 19,237 8,869 30 25,054
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 7.4 6.0 1.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 12 8.0 3.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 9.2 6.2 0.0 16
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 29 35 1.4 67
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 30 39 0.9 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 31 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 196 125 0.0 481
Number of sales, 1996 193 137 0.0 547
Number of sales, 1997 221 152 0.0 583
Number of sales, 1998 247 200 0.0 819
Number of sales, 1999 256 190 0.0 777
Number of sales, 2000 190 144 0.0 580
Number of sales, 2001 245 155 0.0 634
Number of sales, 2002 228 160 0.0 686
Number of sales, 2003 195 159 0.0 683
Number of sales, 2004 250 177 0.0 755
Number of sales, 2005 237 160 0.0 730
Number of sales, 2006 250 130 0.0 539
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 125,508 190,862 107,780 476,179
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 118,934 172,425 105,719 487,630
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 124,664 179,181 102,785 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 116,848 188,039 98,532 572,417
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 120,037 201,681 97,697 667,079
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 135,669 260,509 108,307 650,201
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 138,911 273,308 116,491 859,047
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 150,158 318,373 126,779 863,829
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 176,466 335,011 141,421 929,658
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 186,048 416,464 164,644 1,065,797
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 238,873 479,496 212,332 1,167,825
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 282,833 481,111 257,121 1,128,759
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.0 11 7.9 16
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 15 12 5.4 23
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 18 0.3 -13 24
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 15 39 0.0 350
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 21 53 1.5 250
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 27 59 0.0 193
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 30 61 6.8 175
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 35 63 4.5 196
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 37 67 1.5 213
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 42 71 0.0 584
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 52 88 1.5 732
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 66 102 0.0 3,533
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 41,697 76,018 0.0 175,222
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 42,977 78,662 20,887 136,298
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 46,828 70,508 0.0 141,085
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 44,948 82,489 30,595 152,861
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 50,917 88,072 41,626 166,433
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 49,205 86,672 44,008 163,614
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 53,975 88,600 0.0 255,801
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 60,163 91,856 17,712 170,418
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 65,960 102,605 64,228 177,792
% subprime loans, 1997 12 3.9 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 1998 31 5.9 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 1999 25 4.5 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 2000 13 5.1 0.0 27
% subprime loans, 2001 9.3 3.1 0.0 9.3
% subprime loans, 2002 4.3 2.8 0.0 11
% subprime loans, 2003 11 3.6 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2004 12 5.3 0.0 13
% subprime loans, 2005 22 10 0.0 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 20 15 0.2 94
Violent crimes, 2001 21 16 0.0 73
Violent crimes, 2002 21 16 0.0 45
Violent crimes, 2003 20 16 0.2 38
Violent crimes, 2004 18 14 0.2 39
Violent crimes, 2005 18 14 0.0 60
Property crimes, 2000 40 54 0.7 786
Property crimes, 2001 44 56 0.0 702
Property crimes, 2002 46 55 0.4 492
Property crimes, 2003 50 55 0.7 402
Property crimes, 2004 40 48 1.1 267
Property crimes, 2005 35 44 0.9 342

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