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   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 39.2 44.0 41.7 47.9   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 18.6 21.5 18.2 21.2   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Jackson 7.8 8.4 8.1 8.6   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Jackson 7.7 7.8 7.5 8.4   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Jackson 24.8 23.6 22.8 22.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 47.0 50.3 32.6 35.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 4.8 5.0 3.8 4.7   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 3.4 3.3 3.7 5.1   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 43.1 56.8 45.7 61.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Jackson 70.3 90.6 65.1 74.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 1,407,342 169,709 1,424,830 170,640   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 24.7 25.7 24.2 25.6   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 21.6 42.4 22.2 42.2   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Jackson 14,855 3,878 18,971 5,362 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Jackson 17.7 18.8 15.3 16.4         Children under age 6  MO   Jackson 20.2 21.8 17.7 19.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Jackson 19.5 26.4 24.3 31.1   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Jackson $33,257 $38,505 $36,643 $42,839   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 5.6 6.5 5.0 5.7   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 84.4 81.0 86.3 85.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 51.1 52.5 55.2 57.0   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 43,287 6,530 39,596 6,050   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Jackson 136,647 21,056 148,239 19,433   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Jackson 407 83 473 83   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 5.6 8.6 4.7 6.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 28.1 31.0 31.0 36.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 37.2 42.7 33.2 37.8   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Jackson 4.4 4.2 1.5 0.6   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Jackson 41,176 4,496 45,449 4,795   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Jackson 59.8 38.6 58.6 26.2

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