Profile for Jasper

- 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   Jasper 39.2 44.8 41.7 48.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 18.6 25.9 18.2 26.2   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Jasper 7.8 6.8 8.1 6.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Jasper 7.7 7.8 7.5 4.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Jasper 24.8 15.3 22.8 23.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 47.0 68.4 32.6 43.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 4.8 10.3 3.8 7.4   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 3.4 3.7 3.7 5.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 43.1 62.5 45.7 69.3   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Jasper 70.3 77.8 65.1 55.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 1,407,342 27,824 1,424,830 29,957   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 24.7 25.7 24.2 26.0   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 21.6 13.5 22.2 14.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Jasper 14,855 347 18,971 497 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Jasper 17.7 18.6 15.3 19.2         Children under age 6  MO   Jasper 20.2 22.3 17.7 23.5   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Jasper 19.5 19.3 24.3 24.5   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Jasper $33,257 $26,831 $36,643 $29,692   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.4   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 84.4 76.0 86.3 78.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 51.1 52.4 55.2 60.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 43,287 634 39,596 485   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Jasper 136,647 2,178 148,239 2,369   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Jasper 407 1 473 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 5.6 7.2 4.7 5.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 28.1 35.1 31.0 37.8 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 37.2 48.5 33.2 41.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Jasper 4.4 2.7 1.5 1.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Jasper 41,176 1,388 45,449 1,525   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Jasper 59.8 60.9 58.6 69.0

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