Profile for Boone

- 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   Boone 38.0 27.4 40.7 30.3   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Boone 18.9 12.5 18.8 11.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Boone 7.7 9.0 8.1 7.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Boone 7.5 6.5 7.7 6.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Boone 25.3 23.4 23.2 17.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Boone 44.0 32.7 32.7 31.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Boone 5.1 5.3 4.1 1.8   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Boone 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Boone 44.0 20.9 45.6 24.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Boone 71.6 42.5 65.5 47.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Boone 1,408,071 31,315 1,416,592 32,491   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Boone 24.8 22.5 24.2 22.2   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Boone 21.4 22.2 21.6 21.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Boone 11,535 307 19,092 634 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Boone 17.7 14.7 15.3 12.1         Children under age 6  MO   Boone 20.2 15.0 17.7 15.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Boone 19.5 20.9 24.3 25.6   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Boone $32,527 $27,418 $35,448 $29,889   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Boone 5.2 3.3 4.8 3.2   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Boone 82.5 81.3 85.8 86.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Boone 50.1 48.2 53.0 49.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Boone 44,201 1,608 41,295 1,214   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Boone 131,943 5,653 142,019 5,810   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Boone 345 16 527 29   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Boone 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Boone 25.8 23.0 30.9 27.3 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Boone 35.1 33.2 33.3 29.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Boone 5.0 0.5 2.2 0.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Boone 36,629 797 45,449 976   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Boone 61.8 96.3 59.0 96.5

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