Profile for Wayne

- 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   Wayne 35.9 61.8 39.2 66.7   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 19.3 35.3 18.6 34.9   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Wayne 7.7 10.9 7.8 9.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Wayne 7.7 13.8 7.7 15.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Wayne 27.8 86.8 24.2 8.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 35.6 68.4 45.9 72.4   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 4.7 2.0 4.8 5.8   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 4.8 5.2 3.4 3.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 49.8 71.0 43.1 65.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Wayne 78.9 132.0 77.9 64.6 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 1,420,235 3,072 1,407,342 2,955   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 25.5 23.3 24.7 22.6   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 20.7 3.0 21.6 3.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Wayne 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   Wayne 17.7 38.9 15.3 30.7         Children under age 6  MO   Wayne 20.2 33.2 17.7 33.2   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Wayne 19.5 17.9 24.3 23.9   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Wayne $29,388 $17,020 $32,518 $18,863   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 3.4 7.8 5.6 11.2   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 78.3 73.4 84.3 70.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 45.8 44.5 51.1 52.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 48,206 128 43,287 118   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Wayne 121,252 116 139,101 161   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Wayne 347 1 417 1   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 6.5 9.0 5.6 7.5   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 21.8 43.7 28.1 52.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 27.2 48.6 37.2 68.5   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 85.9 90.2 79.1 78.6   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 10.9 2.0 4.4 0.8   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Wayne 18,097 59 41,176 169   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Wayne 72.2 30.2 61.8 47.1

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