Profile for Lincoln

- 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   Lincoln 40.5 31.4 42.0 34.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 18.6 23.0 17.9 17.2   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Lincoln 7.8 6.7 8.1 6.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Lincoln 7.7 6.2 7.4 7.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Lincoln 24.2 28.3 20.3 19.8   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 41.3 47.5 32.1 29.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 4.7 4.5 3.8 2.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.4   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 44.3 41.6 45.4 53.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Lincoln 68.3 92.8 66.7 39.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 1,416,633 12,772 1,421,469 14,182   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 24.6 27.9 24.0 26.9   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 21.3 5.9 22.6 7.1   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 14,855 14 19,053 87 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Lincoln 15.3 9.6 18.3 15.7         Children under age 6  MO   Lincoln 17.7 10.6 22.0 15.5   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Lincoln 24.3 21.0 31.2 26.0   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Lincoln $34,361 $27,566 $38,154 $30,407   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 5.8 5.8 6.1 7.9   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 85.6 86.9 85.8 84.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 51.4 47.5 56.5 60.0   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 45,071 210 42,224 123   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Lincoln 139,101 394 147,605 459   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Lincoln 417 1 563 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 5.5 2.8 4.5 3.3   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 30.2 27.0 32.7 28.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 37.7 31.0 33.5 26.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Lincoln 3.0 0.5 1.2 0.6   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Lincoln 19,413 201 15,183 163   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Lincoln 60.1 68.4 55.6 51.7

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