Profile for Phelps

- 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   Phelps 35.9 41.1 39.2 44.4   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 19.3 21.4 18.6 18.6   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Phelps 7.7 6.6 7.8 9.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Phelps 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Phelps 27.8 37.2 24.2 47.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 35.6 42.9 45.9 52.4   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 4.7 5.4 4.8 12.1   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 4.8 3.0 3.4 3.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 49.8 57.6 43.1 39.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Phelps 78.9 58.7 77.9 45.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 1,420,235 9,388 1,407,342 9,518   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 25.5 23.7 24.7 22.8   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 20.7 8.4 21.6 8.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Phelps 8,157 3 14,855 49 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Phelps 17.7 24.0 15.3 19.0         Children under age 6  MO   Phelps 20.2 24.7 17.7 24.7   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Phelps 19.5 17.9 24.3 22.5   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Phelps $29,388 $21,503 $32,518 $24,527   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 3.4 2.6 5.6 3.4   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 78.3 85.7 84.3 84.6 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 45.8 51.6 51.1 50.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 48,206 285 43,287 235   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Phelps 121,252 639 139,101 644   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Phelps 347 0 417 6   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 6.5 4.5 5.6 4.0   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 21.8 23.9 28.1 31.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 27.2 31.0 37.2 45.3   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 85.9 84.1 79.1 82.2   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 10.9 1.5 4.4 1.2   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Phelps 18,097 400 41,176 547   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Phelps 72.2 59.2 61.8 35.8

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