Profile for Polk

- 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   Polk 38.0 48.6 40.7 53.2   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Polk 18.9 19.1 18.8 18.2   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Polk 7.7 5.9 8.1 6.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Polk 7.5 6.2 7.7 5.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Polk 25.3 45.7 23.2 34.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Polk 44.0 26.0 32.7 50.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Polk 5.1 1.6 4.1 3.6   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Polk 3.7 3.3 4.1 1.9   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Polk 44.0 34.3 45.6 42.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Polk 71.6 34.0 65.5 41.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Polk 1,408,071 6,811 1,416,592 7,040   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Polk 24.8 24.6 24.2 23.8   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Polk 21.4 5.4 21.6 4.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Polk 11,535 15 19,092 45 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Polk 17.7 20.3 15.3 20.0         Children under age 6  MO   Polk 20.2 20.5 17.7 20.5   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Polk 19.5 13.5 24.3 18.8   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Polk $32,527 $21,198 $35,448 $24,515   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Polk 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.3   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Polk 82.5 80.3 85.8 89.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Polk 50.1 51.2 53.0 57.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Polk 44,201 185 41,295 136   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Polk 131,943 526 142,019 684   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Polk 345 3 527 8   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Polk 6.0 3.5 5.0 5.2   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Polk 25.8 32.1 30.9 40.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Polk 35.1 45.0 33.3 44.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Polk 5.0 1.5 2.2 1.2   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Polk 36,629 375 45,449 391   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Polk 61.8 79.0 59.0 81.6

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