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   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 38.0 29.8 40.7 34.2   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 18.9 20.0 18.8 18.0   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Lafayette 7.7 6.5 8.1 6.3   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Lafayette 7.5 6.6 7.7 6.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Lafayette 25.3 21.3 23.2 3.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 44.0 26.0 32.7 29.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 5.1 5.2 4.1 2.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 3.7 2.8 4.1 3.0   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 44.0 45.0 45.6 47.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Lafayette 71.6 114.8 65.5 74.1 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 1,408,071 8,281 1,416,592 7,866   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 24.8 25.1 24.2 23.7   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 21.4 6.9 21.6 6.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 11,535 71 19,092 60 (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 14.3 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   2002/2005  MO   Lafayette $32,527 $21,488 $35,448 $24,004   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.7   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 82.5 86.4 85.8 90.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 50.1 58.6 53.0 58.1   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 44,201 175 41,295 124   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Lafayette 131,943 441 142,019 372   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Lafayette 345 1 527 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 6.0 3.0 5.0 4.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 25.8 22.4 30.9 29.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 35.1 30.9 33.3 31.0   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Lafayette 5.0 3.3 2.2 1.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Lafayette 36,629 219 45,449 268   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Lafayette 61.8 86.4 59.0 80.2

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