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   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 39.2 31.4 41.7 33.5   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 18.6 18.8 18.2 17.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lafayette 7.8 6.1 8.1 6.6   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lafayette 7.7 5.0 7.5 7.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lafayette 24.8 18.5 22.8 3.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 47.0 40.9 32.6 35.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 4.8 4.2 3.8 2.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 3.4 2.8 3.7 2.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 43.1 48.0 45.7 44.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lafayette 70.3 105.5 65.1 67.1 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 1,407,342 8,161 1,424,830 7,712   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 24.7 24.8 24.2 23.6   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 21.6 6.6 22.2 6.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Lafayette 14,855 80 18,971 68 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Lafayette 17.7 17.9 15.3 10.9         Children under age 6  MO   Lafayette 20.2 18.7 17.7 14.3   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Lafayette 19.5 15.1 24.3 20.1   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Lafayette $33,257 $22,484 $36,643 $24,790   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.0   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 84.4 85.8 86.3 90.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 51.1 55.2 55.2 58.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 43,287 187 39,596 119   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Lafayette 136,647 410 148,239 586   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Lafayette 407 1 473 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 5.6 3.0 4.7 4.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 28.1 25.8 31.0 30.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 37.2 34.8 33.2 31.8   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Lafayette 4.4 1.5 1.5 0.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Lafayette 41,176 271 45,449 268   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Lafayette 59.8 69.4 58.6 78.4

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