Profile for Howard

- 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   Howard 39.2 40.4 41.7 45.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Howard 18.6 10.1 18.2 12.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Howard 7.8 7.2 8.1 9.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Howard 7.7 5.3 7.5 12.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Howard 24.8 11.0 22.8 0.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Howard 47.0 37.5 32.6 50.4   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Howard 4.8 5.4 3.8 2.8   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Howard 3.4 1.8 3.7 3.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Howard 43.1 18.9 45.7 23.6   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Howard 70.3 21.2 65.1 67.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Howard 1,407,342 2,214 1,424,830 2,124   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Howard 24.7 22.1 24.2 21.5   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Howard 21.6 8.6 22.2 9.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Howard 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   Howard 17.7 17.8 15.3 14.7         Children under age 6  MO   Howard 20.2 22.1 17.7 20.8   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Howard 19.5 15.3 24.3 21.4   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Howard $33,257 $20,250 $36,643 $21,507   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Howard 5.6 4.1 5.0 4.2   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Howard 84.4 81.9 86.3 85.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Howard 51.1 42.3 55.2 52.7   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Howard 43,287 37 39,596 31   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Howard 136,647 140 148,239 150   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Howard 407 1 473 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Howard 5.6 4.2 4.7 4.5   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Howard 28.1 26.0 31.0 29.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Howard 37.2 41.2 33.2 37.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Howard 4.4 3.9 1.5 1.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Howard 41,176 59 45,449 66   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Howard 59.8 39.6 58.6 25.2

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