Profile for Caldwell

- 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   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 39.2 43.5 41.7 46.3   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 18.6 16.7 18.2 8.9   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Caldwell 7.8 7.3 8.1 9.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Caldwell 7.7 10.7 7.5 8.1   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Caldwell 24.8 53.9 22.8 11.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 47.0 60.6 32.6 28.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 4.8 1.7 3.8 0.9   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 3.4 2.1 3.7 1.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 43.1 41.1 45.7 54.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Caldwell 70.3 61.1 65.1 85.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 1,407,342 2,375 1,424,830 2,329   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 24.7 25.9 24.2 25.1   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 21.6 3.5 22.2 4.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Caldwell 14,855 0 18,971 2 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Caldwell 17.7 25.7 15.3 15.1         Children under age 6  MO   Caldwell 20.2 29.5 17.7 18.8   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Caldwell 19.5 13.4 24.3 19.7   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Caldwell $33,257 $21,552 $36,643 $23,148   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 5.6 5.8 5.0 5.4   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 84.4 95.2 86.3 97.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 51.1 53.1 55.2 57.7   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 43,287 35 39,596 7   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Caldwell 136,647 100 148,239 80   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Caldwell 407 0 473 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 5.6 4.8 4.7 3.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 28.1 30.3 31.0 27.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 37.2 39.2 33.2 29.1   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Caldwell 4.4 9.2 1.5 5.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Caldwell 41,176 66 45,449 65   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Caldwell 59.8 31.1 58.6 27.1

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