Profile for Jackson

- 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   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 40.5 45.5 42.0 48.0   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 18.6 21.5 17.9 21.4   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Jackson 7.8 8.3 8.1 8.6   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Jackson 7.7 7.4 7.4 9.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Jackson 24.2 22.9 20.3 19.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 41.3 45.7 32.1 34.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 4.7 5.0 3.8 5.0   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 3.3 3.4 3.9 5.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 44.3 59.5 45.4 61.6   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Jackson 68.3 85.6 66.7 78.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 1,416,633 169,181 1,421,469 170,392   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 24.6 25.6 24.0 25.5   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 21.3 41.4 22.6 42.3   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 14,855 3,878 19,053 5,499 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Jackson 15.3 16.4 18.3 22.8         Children under age 6  MO   Jackson 17.7 19.0 22.0 28.5   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Jackson 24.3 31.1 31.2 39.7   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Jackson $34,361 $39,873 $38,154 $44,279   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 5.8 6.9 6.1 6.9   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 85.6 81.8 85.8 84.6 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 51.4 51.9 56.5 58.0   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 45,071 6,707 42,224 6,244   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Jackson 139,101 21,048 147,605 19,878   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Jackson 417 87 563 98   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 5.5 8.2 4.5 6.2   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 30.2 34.5 32.7 37.8 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 37.7 43.0 33.5 37.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Jackson 3.0 2.6 1.2 0.1   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Jackson 19,413 2,397 15,183 1,758   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Jackson 60.1 42.7 55.6 28.7

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