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TheStateOfHousingInAdamsMorganToday

OVERVIEWThishousingsectionoftheEnvisionAdamsMorganWorkingGroupattemptstoprovide

abroadoverviewofthestatusofhousinginourpresentcommunityandsomeofthe

variableswhichdirectlyimpacthousingtodayandintothefuture.

ADAMSMORGANTODAY

AdamsMorganismovingtowardshalfofitsresidentbeinghomeownersduetoseveral

factors.Nearly60%ofourresidentsarestillrentersandthecommunityofferssome

choiceinthetypesofrentalhousingoffered,thoughaffordablerentalopportunitiesare

quicklybecomingathingofthepast.

Tobetterunderstandourcurrenthousingprofileitisimportanttounderstandthe

socio-economicdataportraitofAdamsMorgan1:

Ourpopulationaveragesabout17,000. Lessthan5%ofourresidentsarewithoutahighschooldiploma. Accordingtothelatestdatafiguresourunemploymentrateisunder3%. Yet,32%ofourresidentsearnunder$50,000annually. Thelargestgroupsmakingunder$15,000annuallyareover75yearsofage. Ourhighestearnersarethosebetweentheagesof45and54whoseincomesareover$200,000annually.

HOMEOWNERSHIPINADAMMORGAN

41%ofAdamsMorganresidentsarehomeowners--doublethepercentageitwasin1980.Aslateas2007,only32%ofAdamsMorgansresidentsownedtheir

ownhome.

Themedianincomeofhomemortgageapplicantsinourcommunitywas$97,000in1997.Todayitiscloseto$122,000.

Theaveragemedianincomeisapproximately$73,000,whichisabout$14,000higherthanthatoftheDistrictasawhole.

1Pleasenotestatisticscitedmaydifferbysmallasmalldegreedependingonthesourcesrelied

uponinthissectionandelsewhereinthedocument.However,webelievetheconclusions

offeredbythedataremainconstant.

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organization(CBO)toworkwiththebusinesses.Thiscouldhavepositive

implicationsforourcommunityssmallbusinesses.

AFFORDABLEHOUSINGRESOURCES

AdamsMorganisfortunateinhavingotherservicesandfactorswhichhelpmake

housingaffordable.

JubileeHousing-Isafaith-basedCBOlocatedinAdamsMorganprovidingaffordablehousingservicestoeconomicallydisadvantagedresidentsofour

community.

HousingCounselingServices(HCS)-Isanon-profitorganizationthatprovidescomprehensivehousingcounselingforpotentialhomebuyers,homeowners,and

mostimportantly,tenants.HCSoffersimportantcounselingtohelptenants

becomehomeowners. RentControlinDC-Therentcontrollawappliestolargeapartmentbuildings

builtbefore1975includingaconsiderablenumberofAdamsMorgan

buildings.Thelawspellsoutthepercentageincreasealandlordmayaskforwith

therenewingofaleaseandprovidesavenuesofappealforrenterswhenthey

thinktheyarebeingovercharged.ThechallengeinAdamsMorganistoacquaint

ourresidentswiththelawandhowtheycantouseittoprotectthemselves.

TenantsBillofRights-DChasalsodevelopeda14pointBillofRightstoprotecttenantsfromlandlordswhouseunfairpractices.

OTHERVARIABLESTHATIMPACTHOUSING

Transportation-IsakeycommodityforsupportingresidentialhousingandAdamsMorganhassomerobustofferingsforitsresidents.

SchoolsinAdamsMorgan-AdamsMorganoffersthreelocalelementaryschools.However,twooftheschoolsarestillnotamongthetoprankedschools

and,whilethethirdschooloffersachallengingcurriculum,itsboundaries

extendbeyondAdamsMorganrequiringparentstopetitiontohavetheir

childrenconsideredforadmission.InorderforAdamsMorgantoattractand

retainfamilies,theschoolswillhavetoimprove.

Crime,ParksandRecreation-WhilethenumberofviolentcrimeshasdeclinedinAdamsMorgan,propertycrimescontinuetobeaconcern.Thecommunityis

blessedwithproximitytobothRockCreekParkandtheNationalZoo,both

nationalattractions,however,ourtwocity-operatedparksKaloramaParkand

WalterPierceParkwouldbenefitfrommorecityresources.

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