Profile for Laclede

- 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   Laclede 39.2 48.9 41.7 48.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 18.6 30.0 18.2 28.4   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Laclede 7.8 6.9 8.1 7.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Laclede 7.7 6.4 7.5 9.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Laclede 24.8 12.2 22.8 39.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 47.0 58.8 32.6 69.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 4.8 1.7 3.8 9.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 43.1 69.2 45.7 78.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Laclede 70.3 100.3 65.1 69.7 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 1,407,342 8,401 1,424,830 8,786   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 24.7 25.2 24.2 24.8   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 21.6 5.0 22.2 4.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Laclede 14,855 6 18,971 8 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Laclede 17.7 18.5 15.3 16.5         Children under age 6  MO   Laclede 20.2 21.0 17.7 21.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Laclede 19.5 15.3 24.3 20.7   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Laclede $33,257 $23,979 $36,643 $25,824   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 5.6 8.2 5.0 5.5   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 84.4 85.4 86.3 87.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 51.1 49.5 55.2 59.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 43,287 190 39,596 71   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Laclede 136,647 360 148,239 351   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Laclede 407 1 473 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 5.6 5.4 4.7 4.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 28.1 40.0 31.0 41.0 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 37.2 51.1 33.2 46.0   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Laclede 4.4 0.0 1.5 0.2   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Laclede 41,176 391 45,449 530   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Laclede 59.8 45.6 58.6 40.0

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