Profile for Lafayette

- 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   Lafayette 40.5 33.0 42.0 34.3   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 18.6 20.9 17.9 16.5   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Lafayette 7.8 6.1 8.1 6.6   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Lafayette 7.7 6.4 7.4 8.1   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Lafayette 24.2 12.5 20.3 3.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 41.3 41.4 32.1 37.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 4.7 5.3 3.8 1.3   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 3.3 2.8 3.9 2.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 44.3 56.7 45.4 32.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Lafayette 68.3 104.8 66.7 78.3 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 1,416,633 8,060 1,421,469 7,685   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 24.6 24.3 24.0 23.3   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 21.3 6.5 22.6 7.2   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 14,855 80 19,053 40 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Lafayette 15.3 10.9 18.3 15.3         Children under age 6  MO   Lafayette 17.7 14.3 22.0 25.1   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Lafayette 24.3 20.1 31.2 21.9   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Lafayette $34,361 $23,356 $38,154 $25,854   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 5.8 5.7 6.1 6.0   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 85.6 91.9 85.8 88.0 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 51.4 57.8 56.5 66.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 45,071 187 42,224 134   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Lafayette 139,101 436 147,605 533   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Lafayette 417 1 563 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 5.5 3.7 4.5 4.2   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 30.2 28.9 32.7 32.0 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 37.7 34.3 33.5 32.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Lafayette 3.0 2.6 1.2 0.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Lafayette 19,413 74 15,183 40   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Lafayette 60.1 82.5 55.6 84.7

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