Profile for Franklin

- 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   Franklin 38.0 28.1 40.7 32.3   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 18.9 18.6 18.8 18.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Franklin 7.7 6.6 8.1 6.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Franklin 7.5 4.8 7.7 5.5   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Franklin 25.3 23.3 23.2 13.7   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 44.0 41.6 32.7 25.2   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 5.1 3.8 4.1 4.0   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 3.7 3.3 4.1 3.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 44.0 43.0 45.6 35.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Franklin 71.6 97.1 65.5 93.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 1,408,071 25,263 1,416,592 24,969   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 24.8 26.3 24.2 25.0   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 21.4 3.8 21.6 3.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 11,535 21 19,092 103 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Franklin 17.7 10.6 15.3 7.9         Children under age 6  MO   Franklin 20.2 8.9 17.7 8.9   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Franklin 19.5 13.6 24.3 18.5   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Franklin $32,527 $26,965 $35,448 $28,928   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 5.2 5.3 4.8 5.2   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 82.5 80.9 85.8 86.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 50.1 52.3 53.0 58.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 44,201 238 41,295 255   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Franklin 131,943 1,564 142,019 1,682   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Franklin 345 5 527 9   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 6.0 2.0 5.0 1.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 25.8 17.2 30.9 21.4 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 35.1 23.6 33.3 22.9   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Franklin 5.0 0.7 2.2 0.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Franklin 36,629 414 45,449 590   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Franklin 61.8 60.6 59.0 42.2

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