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   2004/2008  MO   Boone 40.5 30.0 42.0 31.5   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Boone 18.6 10.7 17.9 11.0   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Boone 7.8 8.9 8.1 7.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Boone 7.7 7.7 7.4 6.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Boone 24.2 16.5 20.3 12.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Boone 41.3 34.6 32.1 25.6   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Boone 4.7 3.4 3.8 2.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Boone 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.1   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Boone 44.3 21.4 45.4 24.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Boone 68.3 50.7 66.7 36.3 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Boone 1,416,633 31,894 1,421,469 34,332   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Boone 24.6 22.6 24.0 22.2   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Boone 21.3 20.8 22.6 21.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Boone 14,855 367 19,053 500 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Boone 15.3 12.1 18.3 15.9         Children under age 6  MO   Boone 17.7 15.0 22.0 16.2   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Boone 24.3 25.6 31.2 28.3   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Boone $34,361 $29,001 $38,154 $31,864   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Boone 5.8 3.8 6.1 4.3   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Boone 85.6 84.9 85.8 86.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Boone 51.4 49.9 56.5 54.1   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Boone 45,071 1,561 42,224 1,196   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Boone 139,101 5,705 147,605 5,439   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Boone 417 26 563 34   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Boone 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.2   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Boone 30.2 26.6 32.7 29.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Boone 37.7 33.6 33.5 28.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Boone 3.0 0.4 1.2 0.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Boone 19,413 412 15,183 272   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Boone 60.1 85.2 55.6 85.7

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