Profile for New Madrid

- 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   New Madrid 35.9 58.5 39.2 62.3   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 19.3 36.2 18.6 33.9   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   New Madrid 7.7 8.7 7.8 10.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   New Madrid 7.7 12.0 7.7 9.1   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   New Madrid 27.8 73.4 24.2 46.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 35.6 38.7 45.9 49.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 4.7 3.4 4.8 5.2   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 4.8 4.7 3.4 4.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 49.8 71.8 43.1 81.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   New Madrid 78.9 163.8 77.9 94.3 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 1,420,235 5,318 1,407,342 4,773   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 25.5 26.7 24.7 24.9   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 20.7 24.8 21.6 24.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   New Madrid 8,157 0 14,855 . (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   New Madrid 17.7 35.9 15.3 31.4         Children under age 6  MO   New Madrid 20.2 39.1 17.7 39.1   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   New Madrid 19.5 24.6 24.3 30.7   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   New Madrid $29,388 $24,629 $32,518 $27,700   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 3.4 5.4 5.6 10.8   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 78.3 80.1 84.3 83.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 45.8 48.0 51.1 51.5   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 48,206 277 43,287 219   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   New Madrid 121,252 487 139,101 380   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   New Madrid 347 0 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 6.5 11.5 5.6 14.2   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 21.8 42.3 28.1 56.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 27.2 46.4 37.2 64.3   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 85.9 73.5 79.1 81.7   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 10.9 5.3 4.4 2.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   New Madrid 18,097 170 41,176 338   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   New Madrid 72.2 74.7 61.8 78.0

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