Profile for Hickory

- 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   Hickory 39.2 60.6 41.7 56.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 18.6 27.3 18.2 23.0   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Hickory 7.8 7.4 8.1 4.3   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Hickory 7.7 0.0 7.5 7.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Hickory 24.8 0.0 22.8 16.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 47.0 35.7 32.6 35.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 4.8 4.7 3.8 2.4   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 3.4 2.5 3.7 0.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 43.1 58.1 45.7 51.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Hickory 70.3 190.8 65.1 75.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 1,407,342 1,709 1,424,830 1,651   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 24.7 19.0 24.2 18.1   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 21.6 3.9 22.2 4.2   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Hickory 14,855 0 18,971 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Hickory 17.7 30.4 15.3 32.9         Children under age 6  MO   Hickory 20.2 29.6 17.7 35.7   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Hickory 19.5 14.8 24.3 21.5   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Hickory $33,257 $19,255 $36,643 $21,312   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 5.6 8.1 5.0 7.4   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 84.4 86.0 86.3 98.1 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 51.1 48.6 55.2 57.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 43,287 31 39,596 22   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Hickory 136,647 70 148,239 171   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Hickory 407 0 473 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 5.6 5.0 4.7 5.8   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 28.1 36.5 31.0 43.4 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 37.2 62.3 33.2 50.8   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Hickory 4.4 0.9 1.5 0.8   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Hickory 41,176 95 45,449 84   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Hickory 59.8 50.9 58.6 39.2

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