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   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 39.2 29.5 41.7 32.9   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 18.6 19.9 18.2 18.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Franklin 7.8 6.8 8.1 7.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Franklin 7.7 5.9 7.5 5.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Franklin 24.8 26.5 22.8 15.8   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 47.0 39.6 32.6 28.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 4.8 4.1 3.8 2.3   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 43.1 34.1 45.7 38.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Franklin 70.3 93.3 65.1 99.6 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 1,407,342 25,165 1,424,830 24,945   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 24.7 26.0 24.2 24.9   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 21.6 3.7 22.2 3.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Franklin 14,855 61 18,971 104 (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 11.9 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   2003/2006  MO   Franklin $33,257 $27,308 $36,643 $30,319   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 5.6 5.6 5.0 5.5   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 84.4 82.1 86.3 86.7 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 51.1 51.6 55.2 62.1   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 43,287 252 39,596 268   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Franklin 136,647 1,759 148,239 1,585   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Franklin 407 5 473 9   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 5.6 2.2 4.7 1.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 28.1 18.7 31.0 21.5 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 37.2 25.5 33.2 22.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Franklin 4.4 1.7 1.5 0.9   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Franklin 41,176 502 45,449 590   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Franklin 59.8 61.9 58.6 45.5

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