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   2003/2007  MO   Newton 39.2 46.7 41.7 52.1   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Newton 18.6 23.3 18.2 26.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Newton 7.8 6.1 8.1 7.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Newton 7.7 9.5 7.5 7.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Newton 24.8 37.8 22.8 30.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Newton 47.0 57.0 32.6 38.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Newton 4.8 11.5 3.8 12.3   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Newton 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Newton 43.1 52.4 45.7 58.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Newton 70.3 72.6 65.1 120.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Newton 1,407,342 13,699 1,424,830 13,824   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Newton 24.7 25.4 24.2 24.7   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Newton 21.6 10.6 22.2 11.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Newton 14,855 199 18,971 283 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Newton 17.7 17.2 15.3 14.2         Children under age 6  MO   Newton 20.2 20.8 17.7 17.5   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Newton 19.5 14.4 24.3 19.5   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Newton $33,257 $28,213 $36,643 $31,443   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Newton 5.6 5.9 5.0 4.6   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Newton 84.4 82.6 86.3 90.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Newton 51.1 53.8 55.2 60.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Newton 43,287 260 39,596 213   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Newton 136,647 745 148,239 1,076   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Newton 407 1 473 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Newton 5.6 3.3 4.7 2.8   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Newton 28.1 27.7 31.0 32.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Newton 37.2 37.4 33.2 36.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Newton 4.4 1.6 1.5 0.8   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Newton 41,176 458 45,449 511   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Newton 59.8 63.5 58.6 57.7

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