Profile for Cape Girardeau

- 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   Students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 35.9 26.4 39.2 31.8   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 19.3 14.9 18.6 15.8   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 7.7 6.4 7.8 7.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 27.8 21.3 24.2 16.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 35.6 28.5 45.9 42.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 4.7 5.4 4.8 3.6   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 4.8 2.4 3.4 3.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 49.8 32.7 43.1 35.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 78.9 50.6 77.9 39.7 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 1,420,235 16,071 1,407,342 15,934   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 25.5 23.5 24.7 22.8   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 20.7 12.0 21.6 12.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 8,157 28 14,855 37 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Cape Girardeau 17.7 14.6 15.3 11.4         Children under age 6  MO   Cape Girardeau 20.2 14.4 17.7 14.4   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Cape Girardeau 19.5 16.6 24.3 21.2   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Cape Girardeau $29,388 $24,383 $32,518 $27,022   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 3.4 2.7 5.6 4.0   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 78.3 86.5 84.3 85.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 45.8 49.8 51.1 52.8   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 48,206 678 43,287 573   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Cape Girardeau 121,252 1,747 139,101 1,663   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Cape Girardeau 347 0 417 1   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 6.5 4.1 5.6 5.4   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 21.8 18.6 28.1 26.5 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 27.2 22.4 37.2 39.5   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 85.9 91.1 79.1 91.7   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 10.9 4.8 4.4 2.1   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Cape Girardeau 18,097 247 41,176 496   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Cape Girardeau 72.2 128.2 61.8 70.2

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