Profile for Phelps

- 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   Phelps 39.2 44.4 41.7 41.2   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 18.6 18.6 18.2 19.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Phelps 7.8 9.2 8.1 7.4   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Phelps 7.7 8.6 7.5 6.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Phelps 24.8 44.9 22.8 31.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 47.0 53.7 32.6 40.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 4.8 12.1 3.8 6.1   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 3.4 3.6 3.7 2.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 43.1 39.9 45.7 55.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Phelps 70.3 51.1 65.1 69.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 1,407,342 9,518 1,424,830 9,471   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 24.7 22.8 24.2 22.3   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 21.6 8.5 22.2 7.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Phelps 14,855 49 18,971 26 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Phelps 17.7 24.0 15.3 19.0         Children under age 6  MO   Phelps 20.2 31.1 17.7 24.7   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Phelps 19.5 17.9 24.3 22.5   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Phelps $33,257 $25,599 $36,643 $28,096   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 5.6 4.4 5.0 4.9   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 84.4 84.6 86.3 87.0 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 51.1 50.2 55.2 58.5   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 43,287 235 39,596 158   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Phelps 136,647 644 148,239 476   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Phelps 407 4 473 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 5.6 4.0 4.7 4.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 28.1 31.2 31.0 32.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 37.2 45.3 33.2 37.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Phelps 4.4 1.2 1.5 0.5   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Phelps 41,176 547 45,449 534   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Phelps 59.8 43.7 58.6 56.2

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