Profile for Wright

- 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   Wright 35.9 55.5 39.2 59.3   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Wright 19.3 24.5 18.6 27.5   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Wright 7.7 6.7 7.8 6.3   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Wright 7.7 8.2 7.7 9.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Wright 27.8 42.5 24.2 16.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Wright 35.6 64.0 45.9 77.6   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Wright 4.7 3.5 4.8 8.0   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Wright 4.8 3.9 3.4 3.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Wright 49.8 78.3 43.1 70.6   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Wright 78.9 136.4 77.9 158.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Wright 1,420,235 4,906 1,407,342 4,754   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Wright 25.5 27.2 24.7 26.1   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Wright 20.7 3.3 21.6 4.2   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Wright 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   Wright 17.7 32.4 15.3 29.1         Children under age 6  MO   Wright 20.2 35.3 17.7 35.3   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Wright 19.5 16.1 24.3 19.9   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Wright $29,388 $18,320 $32,518 $19,850   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Wright 3.4 5.3 5.6 7.7   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Wright 78.3 84.7 84.3 82.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Wright 45.8 46.3 51.1 53.5   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Wright 48,206 134 43,287 105   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Wright 121,252 248 139,101 268   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Wright 347 0 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Wright 6.5 5.2 5.6 6.9   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Wright 21.8 33.0 28.1 41.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Wright 27.2 42.3 37.2 56.2   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Wright 85.9 74.0 79.1 40.8   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Wright 10.9 6.8 4.4 0.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Wright 18,097 100 41,176 175   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Wright 72.2 43.8 61.8 36.3

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