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   2002/2006  MO   Clay 38.0 19.5 40.7 26.4   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Clay 18.9 11.0 18.8 10.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Clay 7.7 6.4 8.1 7.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Clay 7.5 5.6 7.7 5.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Clay 25.3 20.9 23.2 20.1   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Clay 44.0 35.6 32.7 25.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Clay 5.1 1.5 4.1 1.0   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Clay 3.7 2.8 4.1 3.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Clay 44.0 36.9 45.6 32.4   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Clay 71.6 59.5 65.5 49.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Clay 1,408,071 48,814 1,416,592 52,121   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Clay 24.8 25.5 24.2 25.2   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Clay 21.4 13.9 21.6 15.0   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Clay 11,535 337 19,092 726 (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 6.9 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   2002/2005  MO   Clay $32,527 $34,509 $35,448 $37,871   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Clay 5.2 4.2 4.8 4.3   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Clay 82.5 87.0 85.8 88.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Clay 50.1 59.5 53.0 61.8   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Clay 44,201 562 41,295 653   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Clay 131,943 4,301 142,019 4,777   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Clay 345 5 527 15   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Clay 6.0 1.8 5.0 2.1   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Clay 25.8 12.6 30.9 18.8 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Clay 35.1 17.7 33.3 18.9   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Clay 5.0 0.8 2.2 0.5   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Clay 36,629 673 45,449 942   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Clay 61.8 50.3 59.0 52.9

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