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   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 39.2 29.6 41.7 32.5   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 18.6 19.0 18.2 18.8   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lincoln 7.8 6.7 8.1 6.3   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lincoln 7.7 6.5 7.5 6.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lincoln 24.8 30.9 22.8 18.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 47.0 46.9 32.6 30.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 4.8 2.5 3.8 4.4   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 3.4 3.0 3.7 2.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 43.1 36.0 45.7 44.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lincoln 70.3 97.3 65.1 43.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 1,407,342 12,319 1,424,830 13,993   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 24.7 27.9 24.2 27.2   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 21.6 6.1 22.2 6.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Lincoln 14,855 14 18,971 71 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Lincoln 17.7 15.0 15.3 9.6         Children under age 6  MO   Lincoln 20.2 16.2 17.7 10.6   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Lincoln 19.5 13.1 24.3 21.0   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Lincoln $33,257 $27,028 $36,643 $29,213   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 5.6 5.6 5.0 5.7   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 84.4 85.9 86.3 86.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 51.1 45.5 55.2 52.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 43,287 194 39,596 113   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Lincoln 136,647 394 148,239 527   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Lincoln 407 1 473 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 5.6 2.9 4.7 3.2   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 28.1 25.2 31.0 25.5 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 37.2 32.7 33.2 25.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Lincoln 4.4 2.0 1.5 0.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Lincoln 41,176 351 45,449 424   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Lincoln 59.8 69.9 58.6 54.0

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