Profile for Cape Girardeau

- 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   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 40.7 38.7 46.8 45.4   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 18.8 17.2 17.2 16.1   Percent low birthweight infants   2001-2005/2006-2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   2001-2005/2006-2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 7.7 5.6 7.1 7.4   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   2001-2005/2006-2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 22.8 17.5 18.5 23.8   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 32.4 34.1 31.9 40.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 4.0 5.0 4.4 4.6   Percent annual high school dropouts   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 3.9 2.1 3.5 2.9   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 44.8 33.3 36.9 28.4   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   2001-2005/2006-2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 64.7 39.4 61.2 29.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 1,432,228 16,291 1,425,436 16,599   Children as a percent of total population   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 24.5 22.7 23.8 21.9   Percent Minority children   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 22.2 13.7 25.5 19.3   Children with limited English proficiency   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 19,092 82 19,986 70 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2009  MO   Cape Girardeau 15.3 11.4 20.2 22.9         Children under age 6  MO   Cape Girardeau 17.7 14.4 24.5 34.5   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2009  MO   Cape Girardeau 24.3 21.2 32.6 32.0   Average annual wage/salary   2006/2009  MO   Cape Girardeau $37,851 $31,182 $41,040 $34,166   Adult unemployment rate   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 4.8 3.9 9.6 7.6   High school graduation rate   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 85.8 88.4 85.8 85.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 53.0 56.6 57.1 66.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 41,295 558 46,795 462   Licensed child care capacity   2006/2011  MO   Cape Girardeau 144,628 1,677 152,750 1,976   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Cape Girardeau 613 6 531 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 4.9 5.3 4.8 5.0   Percent children receiving food stamps   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 30.5 32.0 37.4 36.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 32.9 34.9 36.9 36.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2006/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 2.2 2.9 1.0 1.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2008/2010  MO   Cape Girardeau 18,116 225 22,328 468   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2006/2009  MO   Cape Girardeau 58.0 69.4 51.3 94.4

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