Profile for Clay

- 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   Clay 39.2 20.7 41.7 26.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Clay 18.6 11.8 18.2 11.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Clay 7.8 6.6 8.1 6.8   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Clay 7.7 5.7 7.5 5.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Clay 24.8 22.2 22.8 17.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Clay 47.0 37.1 32.6 20.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Clay 4.8 2.2 3.8 0.9   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Clay 3.4 2.7 3.7 3.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Clay 43.1 42.0 45.7 37.8   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Clay 70.3 57.0 65.1 43.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Clay 1,407,342 49,462 1,424,830 54,806   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Clay 24.7 25.5 24.2 25.9   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Clay 21.6 14.6 22.2 16.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Clay 14,855 511 18,971 1,080 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Clay 17.7 7.6 15.3 6.4         Children under age 6  MO   Clay 20.2 8.8 17.7 6.9   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Clay 19.5 15.6 24.3 20.2   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Clay $33,257 $35,341 $36,643 $39,136   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Clay 5.6 4.6 5.0 4.3   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Clay 84.4 87.7 86.3 88.6 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Clay 51.1 60.7 55.2 63.7   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Clay 43,287 546 39,596 642   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Clay 136,647 4,872 148,239 4,916   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Clay 407 14 473 12   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Clay 5.6 1.9 4.7 2.0   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Clay 28.1 14.6 31.0 18.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Clay 37.2 19.8 33.2 19.1   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Clay 4.4 1.1 1.5 0.5   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Clay 41,176 756 45,449 942   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Clay 59.8 47.4 58.6 49.2

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