Profile for Livingston

- 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   Livingston 38.0 36.8 40.7 41.1   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 18.9 24.1 18.8 14.9   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Livingston 7.7 7.4 8.1 7.8   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Livingston 7.5 15.4 7.7 4.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Livingston 25.3 14.8 23.2 56.8   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 44.0 40.1 32.7 55.6   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 5.1 3.0 4.1 4.7   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 3.7 3.3 4.1 4.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 44.0 46.9 45.6 49.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Livingston 71.6 93.9 65.5 168.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 1,408,071 3,338 1,416,592 3,186   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 24.8 23.2 24.2 22.3   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 21.4 4.3 21.6 4.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 11,535 0 19,092 1 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Livingston 17.7 18.7 15.3 17.3         Children under age 6  MO   Livingston 20.2 23.6 17.7 23.6   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Livingston 19.5 16.0 24.3 21.7   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Livingston $32,527 $22,782 $35,448 $24,780   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 5.2 4.5 4.8 4.4   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 82.5 88.2 85.8 92.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 50.1 57.4 53.0 53.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 44,201 148 41,295 93   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Livingston 131,943 260 142,019 338   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Livingston 345 2 527 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 6.0 2.0 5.0 3.8   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 25.8 25.8 30.9 35.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 35.1 37.7 33.3 35.2   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Livingston 5.0 0.6 2.2 3.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Livingston 36,629 122 45,449 134   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Livingston 61.8 49.4 59.0 56.4

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