Profile for Montgomery

- 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   Montgomery 40.5 41.5 42.0 47.2   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 18.6 21.4 17.9 17.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Montgomery 7.8 6.5 8.1 8.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Montgomery 7.7 7.8 7.4 7.5   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Montgomery 24.2 35.1 20.3 35.1   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 41.3 38.2 32.1 47.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 4.7 11.0 3.8 6.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 3.3 2.8 3.9 3.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 44.3 45.6 45.4 46.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Montgomery 68.3 88.0 66.7 97.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 1,416,633 2,906 1,421,469 2,746   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 24.6 24.0 24.0 23.3   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 21.3 5.7 22.6 6.1   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 14,855 3 19,053 3 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Montgomery 15.3 15.6 18.3 20.1         Children under age 6  MO   Montgomery 17.7 17.6 22.0 23.2   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Montgomery 24.3 20.6 31.2 29.1   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Montgomery $34,361 $23,126 $38,154 $25,987   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 5.8 6.2 6.1 7.2   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 85.6 86.0 85.8 90.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 51.4 55.4 56.5 61.8   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 45,071 34 42,224 22   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Montgomery 139,101 182 147,605 132   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Montgomery 417 0 563 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 5.5 3.3 4.5 4.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 30.2 30.2 32.7 36.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 37.7 41.0 33.5 41.2   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Montgomery 3.0 0.0 1.2 0.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Montgomery 19,413 47 15,183 36   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Montgomery 60.1 53.9 55.6 23.2

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