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   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 39.2 31.8 41.7 38.9   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 18.6 15.8 18.2 14.5   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 7.8 7.1 8.1 8.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 7.7 7.8 7.5 6.5   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 24.8 17.8 22.8 14.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 47.0 42.8 32.6 34.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 4.8 3.6 3.8 5.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 3.4 3.5 3.7 5.0   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 43.1 35.2 45.7 34.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 70.3 32.3 65.1 36.3 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 1,407,342 15,934 1,424,830 16,244   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 24.7 22.8 24.2 22.3   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 21.6 12.7 22.2 13.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 14,855 37 18,971 95 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Cape Girardeau 17.7 14.6 15.3 11.4         Children under age 6  MO   Cape Girardeau 20.2 18.4 17.7 14.4   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Cape Girardeau 19.5 16.6 24.3 21.2   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Cape Girardeau $33,257 $27,621 $36,643 $30,061   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 5.6 4.2 5.0 4.0   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 84.4 85.9 86.3 85.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 51.1 52.8 55.2 58.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 43,287 573 39,596 524   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Cape Girardeau 136,647 1,585 148,239 1,895   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Cape Girardeau 407 1 473 6   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 5.6 5.4 4.7 4.5   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 28.1 26.5 31.0 31.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 37.2 39.5 33.2 33.0   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Cape Girardeau 4.4 2.1 1.5 1.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Cape Girardeau 41,176 496 45,449 535   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Cape Girardeau 59.8 71.6 58.6 70.9

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