Profile for Newton

- 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   Newton 40.5 48.4 42.0 53.5   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Newton 18.6 23.8 17.9 23.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Newton 7.8 6.2 8.1 7.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Newton 7.7 9.6 7.4 7.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Newton 24.2 33.9 20.3 26.1   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Newton 41.3 39.5 32.1 46.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Newton 4.7 9.7 3.8 12.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Newton 3.3 3.5 3.9 3.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Newton 44.3 55.0 45.4 53.8   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Newton 68.3 67.3 66.7 123.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Newton 1,416,633 13,819 1,421,469 13,936   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Newton 24.6 25.2 24.0 24.8   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Newton 21.3 10.8 22.6 13.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Newton 14,855 199 19,053 276 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Newton 15.3 14.2 18.3 25.1         Children under age 6  MO   Newton 17.7 17.5 22.0 24.4   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Newton 24.3 19.5 31.2 28.8   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Newton $34,361 $28,863 $38,154 $30,777   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Newton 5.8 5.4 6.1 5.4   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Newton 85.6 83.7 85.8 86.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Newton 51.4 55.6 56.5 61.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Newton 45,071 266 42,224 198   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Newton 139,101 769 147,605 1,200   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Newton 417 1 563 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Newton 5.5 3.7 4.5 2.7   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Newton 30.2 30.1 32.7 33.5 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Newton 37.7 38.3 33.5 36.7   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Newton 3.0 1.4 1.2 0.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Newton 19,413 146 15,183 108   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Newton 60.1 24.2 55.6 61.5

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