Profile for Carroll

- 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   Carroll 38.0 45.6 40.7 48.2   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 18.9 18.5 18.8 22.5   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Carroll 7.7 6.5 8.1 4.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Carroll 7.5 3.3 7.7 9.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Carroll 25.3 0.0 23.2 0.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 44.0 31.8 32.7 24.4   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 5.1 0.4 4.1 0.0   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 3.7 2.0 4.1 1.1   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 44.0 37.7 45.6 61.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Carroll 71.6 55.8 65.5 88.1 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 1,408,071 2,484 1,416,592 2,335   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 24.8 24.3 24.2 23.2   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 21.4 5.5 21.6 5.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 11,535 3 19,092 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Carroll 17.7 18.1 15.3 17.0         Children under age 6  MO   Carroll 20.2 22.0 17.7 22.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Carroll 19.5 16.3 24.3 19.2   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Carroll $32,527 $21,281 $35,448 $23,279   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 5.2 5.4 4.8 4.7   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 82.5 94.2 85.8 90.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 50.1 57.3 53.0 58.8   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 44,201 43 41,295 10   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Carroll 131,943 92 142,019 112   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Carroll 345 1 527 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 6.0 3.6 5.0 5.2   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 25.8 28.1 30.9 34.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 35.1 44.0 33.3 41.9   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Carroll 5.0 6.8 2.2 4.5   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Carroll 36,629 124 45,449 120   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Carroll 61.8 59.4 59.0 71.7

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