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   2002/2006  MO   Newton 38.0 45.2 40.7 51.2   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Newton 18.9 24.6 18.8 24.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Newton 7.7 6.3 8.1 7.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Newton 7.5 8.7 7.7 7.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Newton 25.3 30.3 23.2 34.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Newton 44.0 49.2 32.7 35.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Newton 5.1 12.3 4.1 9.6   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Newton 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.0   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Newton 44.0 59.8 45.6 66.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Newton 71.6 57.2 65.5 120.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Newton 1,408,071 13,614 1,416,592 13,785   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Newton 24.8 25.6 24.2 24.6   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Newton 21.4 10.6 21.6 10.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Newton 11,535 155 19,092 194 (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 17.5 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   2002/2005  MO   Newton $32,527 $27,147 $35,448 $30,044   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Newton 5.2 5.7 4.8 4.4   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Newton 82.5 83.3 85.8 89.4 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Newton 50.1 51.3 53.0 59.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Newton 44,201 291 41,295 233   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Newton 131,943 817 142,019 824   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Newton 345 1 527 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Newton 6.0 3.3 5.0 3.3   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Newton 25.8 25.7 30.9 31.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Newton 35.1 33.9 33.3 36.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Newton 5.0 1.1 2.2 1.1   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Newton 36,629 373 45,449 511   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Newton 61.8 57.0 59.0 72.6

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