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   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 39.2 39.4 41.7 43.0   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 18.6 22.4 18.2 21.5   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Montgomery 7.8 6.0 8.1 8.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Montgomery 7.7 8.0 7.5 7.5   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Montgomery 24.8 43.2 22.8 37.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 47.0 52.4 32.6 37.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 4.8 7.8 3.8 3.9   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 3.4 2.3 3.7 3.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 43.1 42.3 45.7 45.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Montgomery 70.3 88.0 65.1 93.3 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 1,407,342 2,959 1,424,830 2,802   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 24.7 24.5 24.2 23.5   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 21.6 6.4 22.2 6.1   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Montgomery 14,855 3 18,971 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Montgomery 17.7 18.6 15.3 15.6         Children under age 6  MO   Montgomery 20.2 23.4 17.7 17.6   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Montgomery 19.5 15.3 24.3 20.6   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Montgomery $33,257 $22,437 $36,643 $24,230   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 5.6 6.1 5.0 5.5   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 84.4 88.4 86.3 86.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 51.1 53.4 55.2 55.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 43,287 42 39,596 23   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Montgomery 136,647 164 148,239 134   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Montgomery 407 0 473 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 5.6 3.8 4.7 3.7   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 28.1 28.0 31.0 32.0 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 37.2 38.6 33.2 38.7   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Montgomery 4.4 0.8 1.5 0.8   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Montgomery 41,176 171 45,449 156   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Montgomery 59.8 35.6 58.6 23.9

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