Profile for Dallas

- 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   Dallas 38.0 52.6 40.7 53.4   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 18.9 33.0 18.8 33.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Dallas 7.7 6.8 8.1 6.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Dallas 7.5 5.8 7.7 10.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Dallas 25.3 55.3 23.2 25.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 44.0 40.8 32.7 41.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 5.1 1.7 4.1 3.4   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 3.7 6.0 4.1 6.9   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 44.0 60.8 45.6 66.4   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Dallas 71.6 106.1 65.5 96.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 1,408,071 4,211 1,416,592 4,156   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 24.8 26.5 24.2 24.9   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 21.4 4.5 21.6 4.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 11,535 2 19,092 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Dallas 17.7 29.6 15.3 25.4         Children under age 6  MO   Dallas 20.2 33.2 17.7 33.2   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Dallas 19.5 13.9 24.3 18.1   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Dallas $32,527 $18,825 $35,448 $20,613   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 5.2 5.7 4.8 5.0   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 82.5 79.8 85.8 74.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 50.1 54.0 53.0 55.1   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 44,201 102 41,295 41   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Dallas 131,943 180 142,019 150   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Dallas 345 1 527 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 25.8 29.9 30.9 36.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 35.1 43.3 33.3 41.7   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Dallas 5.0 5.0 2.2 2.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Dallas 36,629 112 45,449 172   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Dallas 61.8 35.8 59.0 58.6

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