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   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 38.0 44.5 40.7 49.7   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 18.9 26.5 18.8 21.8   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Laclede 7.7 6.9 8.1 7.6   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Laclede 7.5 5.6 7.7 10.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Laclede 25.3 12.2 23.2 37.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 44.0 50.9 32.7 58.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 5.1 1.1 4.1 7.1   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 3.7 3.3 4.1 3.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 44.0 72.8 45.6 79.4   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Laclede 71.6 75.8 65.5 86.3 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 1,408,071 8,423 1,416,592 8,647   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 24.8 25.6 24.2 24.6   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 21.4 4.9 21.6 4.1   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 11,535 1 19,092 5 (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   2002/2005  MO   Laclede $32,527 $22,777 $35,448 $25,984   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 5.2 5.8 4.8 4.8   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 82.5 80.3 85.8 85.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 50.1 50.7 53.0 56.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 44,201 179 41,295 88   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Laclede 131,943 300 142,019 351   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Laclede 345 1 527 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.5   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 25.8 36.1 30.9 41.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 35.1 46.8 33.3 45.9   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Laclede 5.0 1.0 2.2 0.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Laclede 36,629 321 45,449 530   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Laclede 61.8 56.0 59.0 47.3

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