Profile for Howell

- 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   Howell 35.9 54.1 39.2 56.3   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Howell 19.3 21.5 18.6 20.3   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Howell 7.7 7.3 7.8 6.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Howell 7.7 6.8 7.7 4.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Howell 27.8 47.5 24.2 24.8   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Howell 35.6 56.6 45.9 68.6   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Howell 4.7 8.8 4.8 3.3   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Howell 4.8 3.8 3.4 2.9   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Howell 49.8 74.3 43.1 58.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Howell 78.9 100.0 77.9 87.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Howell 1,420,235 9,653 1,407,342 9,254   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Howell 25.5 26.0 24.7 24.7   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Howell 20.7 5.7 21.6 5.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Howell 8,157 3 14,855 66 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Howell 17.7 34.0 15.3 26.3         Children under age 6  MO   Howell 20.2 27.1 17.7 27.1   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Howell 19.5 18.1 24.3 21.8   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Howell $29,388 $18,992 $32,518 $21,357   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Howell 3.4 4.0 5.6 5.8   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Howell 78.3 84.3 84.3 83.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Howell 45.8 44.4 51.1 49.0   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Howell 48,206 343 43,287 310   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Howell 121,252 729 139,101 788   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Howell 347 1 417 3   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Howell 6.5 4.8 5.6 7.0   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Howell 21.8 32.2 28.1 43.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Howell 27.2 38.7 37.2 54.5   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Howell 85.9 91.5 79.1 76.4   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Howell 10.9 2.7 4.4 0.9   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Howell 18,097 275 41,176 429   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Howell 72.2 42.7 61.8 87.5

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