Profile for Jefferson

- 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   Jefferson 40.5 27.4 42.0 30.2   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 18.6 14.5 17.9 14.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Jefferson 7.8 7.2 8.1 7.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Jefferson 7.7 6.6 7.4 6.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Jefferson 24.2 18.4 20.3 15.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 41.3 35.5 32.1 31.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 4.7 6.0 3.8 5.3   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 3.3 2.9 3.9 2.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 44.3 30.3 45.4 34.8   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Jefferson 68.3 61.0 66.7 68.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 1,416,633 54,595 1,421,469 54,416   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 24.6 25.9 24.0 25.0   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 21.3 4.6 22.6 5.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 14,855 123 19,053 171 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Jefferson 15.3 8.1 18.3 11.1         Children under age 6  MO   Jefferson 17.7 10.3 22.0 14.3   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Jefferson 24.3 20.0 31.2 25.1   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Jefferson $34,361 $27,588 $38,154 $30,269   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 5.8 5.7 6.1 6.8   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 85.6 86.3 85.8 89.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 51.4 57.8 56.5 61.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 45,071 843 42,224 807   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Jefferson 139,101 3,869 147,605 3,912   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Jefferson 417 15 563 11   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 5.5 2.6 4.5 2.0   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 30.2 19.8 32.7 22.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 37.7 24.3 33.5 22.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Jefferson 3.0 1.4 1.2 0.9   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Jefferson 19,413 661 15,183 638   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Jefferson 60.1 54.3 55.6 50.8

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