Profile for Pulaski

- 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   Pulaski 38.0 42.5 40.7 38.5   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 18.9 13.3 18.8 12.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Pulaski 7.7 8.2 8.1 7.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Pulaski 7.5 9.5 7.7 8.4   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Pulaski 25.3 22.9 23.2 29.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 44.0 30.2 32.7 27.4   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 5.1 7.4 4.1 6.8   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 3.7 2.7 4.1 2.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 44.0 44.8 45.6 33.8   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Pulaski 71.6 50.5 65.5 41.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 1,408,071 11,559 1,416,592 11,699   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 24.8 26.2 24.2 26.6   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 21.4 27.9 21.6 25.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 11,535 40 19,092 31 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Pulaski 17.7 19.0 15.3 12.4         Children under age 6  MO   Pulaski 20.2 14.7 17.7 14.7   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Pulaski 19.5 14.3 24.3 19.0   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Pulaski $32,527 $28,853 $35,448 $34,742   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 5.2 5.4 4.8 5.0   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 82.5 87.0 85.8 87.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 50.1 54.0 53.0 60.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 44,201 142 41,295 106   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Pulaski 131,943 622 142,019 819   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Pulaski 345 2 527 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 6.0 2.9 5.0 2.5   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 25.8 21.5 30.9 21.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 35.1 28.7 33.3 24.2   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Pulaski 5.0 0.5 2.2 0.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Pulaski 36,629 299 45,449 318   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Pulaski 61.8 61.0 59.0 69.1

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