Profile for Clinton

- 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   Clinton 39.2 27.5 41.7 30.7   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 18.6 14.0 18.2 12.2   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Clinton 7.8 5.9 8.1 7.3   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Clinton 7.7 4.1 7.5 4.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Clinton 24.8 47.1 22.8 21.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 47.0 36.3 32.6 30.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 4.8 3.8 3.8 2.4   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 3.4 1.4 3.7 2.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 43.1 45.6 45.7 46.1   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Clinton 70.3 109.1 65.1 82.7 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 1,407,342 5,013 1,424,830 5,013   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 24.7 24.9 24.2 24.0   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 21.6 4.9 22.2 5.0   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Clinton 14,855 2 18,971 1 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Clinton 17.7 15.7 15.3 11.3         Children under age 6  MO   Clinton 20.2 18.4 17.7 13.5   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Clinton 19.5 13.1 24.3 19.4   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Clinton $33,257 $22,630 $36,643 $25,802   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.1   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 84.4 89.0 86.3 87.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 51.1 54.7 55.2 63.1   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 43,287 44 39,596 23   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Clinton 136,647 279 148,239 319   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Clinton 407 2 473 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 5.6 2.4 4.7 2.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 28.1 16.6 31.0 19.3 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 37.2 24.7 33.2 22.7   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Clinton 4.4 1.7 1.5 1.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Clinton 41,176 98 45,449 133   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Clinton 59.8 35.5 58.6 25.9

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