Profile for Texas

- 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   Texas 38.0 55.6 40.7 54.5   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Texas 18.9 22.3 18.8 22.8   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Texas 7.7 8.8 8.1 7.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Texas 7.5 9.7 7.7 10.4   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Texas 25.3 32.2 23.2 14.8   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Texas 44.0 54.8 32.7 51.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Texas 5.1 8.7 4.1 10.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Texas 3.7 2.7 4.1 2.0   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Texas 44.0 62.6 45.6 49.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Texas 71.6 115.4 65.5 82.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Texas 1,408,071 5,514 1,416,592 5,358   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Texas 24.8 22.7 24.2 22.7   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Texas 21.4 6.4 21.6 4.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Texas 11,535 0 19,092 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Texas 17.7 29.3 15.3 29.1         Children under age 6  MO   Texas 20.2 31.7 17.7 31.7   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Texas 19.5 16.6 24.3 21.9   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Texas $32,527 $20,812 $35,448 $23,101   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Texas 5.2 6.6 4.8 5.7   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Texas 82.5 81.5 85.8 88.4 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Texas 50.1 50.6 53.0 56.5   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Texas 44,201 121 41,295 78   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Texas 131,943 303 142,019 227   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Texas 345 1 527 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Texas 6.0 6.1 5.0 6.0   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Texas 25.8 37.8 30.9 39.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Texas 35.1 50.4 33.3 46.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Texas 5.0 2.7 2.2 1.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Texas 36,629 193 45,449 223   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Texas 61.8 56.0 59.0 34.2

(Back to the top)

Definitions and Data Sources