Profile for Atchison

- Indicators of Child Well-Being - Demographic Change - Economic Condition of Families - Family Supports - Health /Mental Health - Contact Information - Definitions & Data Sources

Indicators of Child Well-Being        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent of students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 38.0 48.9 40.7 46.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 18.9 13.1 18.8 16.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Atchison 7.7 7.2 8.1 5.4   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Atchison 7.5 3.4 7.7 0.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Atchison 25.3 0.0 23.2 20.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 44.0 36.8 32.7 51.2   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 5.1 6.9 4.1 2.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 3.7 7.0 4.1 0.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 44.0 25.8 45.6 50.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Atchison 71.6 182.7 65.5 77.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 1,408,071 1,442 1,416,592 1,347   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 24.8 22.9 24.2 22.0   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 21.4 8.1 21.6 9.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 11,535 0 19,092 3 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Atchison 17.7 23.6 15.3 13.7         Children under age 6  MO   Atchison 20.2 16.3 17.7 16.3   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Atchison 19.5 14.7 24.3 16.8   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Atchison $32,527 $20,088 $35,448 $22,626   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 5.2 3.9 4.8 4.0   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 82.5 81.0 85.8 95.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 50.1 58.8 53.0 57.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 44,201 22 41,295 9   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Atchison 131,943 60 142,019 109   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Atchison 345 1 527 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 6.0 1.8 5.0 2.5   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 25.8 20.2 30.9 25.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 35.1 36.7 33.3 31.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Atchison 5.0 0.0 2.2 5.1   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Atchison 36,629 112 45,449 53   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Atchison 61.8 19.5 59.0 33.5

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