Profile for Camden

- 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   Camden 38.0 43.5 40.7 45.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Camden 18.9 23.9 18.8 19.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Camden 7.7 6.3 8.1 7.4   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Camden 7.5 7.4 7.7 5.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Camden 25.3 28.7 23.2 35.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Camden 44.0 59.1 32.7 28.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Camden 5.1 4.0 4.1 3.0   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Camden 3.7 2.1 4.1 2.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Camden 44.0 53.6 45.6 60.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Camden 71.6 74.7 65.5 86.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Camden 1,408,071 7,462 1,416,592 7,782   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Camden 24.8 19.7 24.2 19.3   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Camden 21.4 4.6 21.6 4.3   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Camden 11,535 12 19,092 28 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Camden 17.7 17.5 15.3 17.0         Children under age 6  MO   Camden 20.2 20.5 17.7 20.5   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Camden 19.5 14.9 24.3 21.9   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Camden $32,527 $22,372 $35,448 $24,460   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Camden 5.2 5.9 4.8 4.8   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Camden 82.5 87.2 85.8 92.1 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Camden 50.1 50.0 53.0 52.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Camden 44,201 83 41,295 61   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Camden 131,943 414 142,019 552   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Camden 345 1 527 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Camden 6.0 4.0 5.0 3.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Camden 25.8 28.0 30.9 33.8 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Camden 35.1 44.4 33.3 39.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Camden 5.0 2.6 2.2 1.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Camden 36,629 250 45,449 277   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Camden 61.8 68.6 59.0 53.4

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