The State of Texas Children 2006: Baylor County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Baylor in Context
Median Age: 45 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 70.1%
Average Household Size: 2.3 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 12.1%
Rural Population Percentage: 35.2% Texas House District(s): 68
Home-Ownership Rate: 72.6% Texas Senate District(s): 30
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 9.4%

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
I. Family and Community Population
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Total Population 2004 4,055 -- 211th 4,093 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 3,475 -- 187th 3,511 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 142 -- 178th 135 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 393 -- 233rd 382 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 45 -- 183rd 65 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 875 -- 218th 958 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 685 -- 190th 735 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 42 -- 169th 43 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 134 -- 228th 157 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 14 -- 162nd 23 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 238
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--- 		218th 237 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 260
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--- 		221st 364 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 200
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--- 		207th 175 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 177
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--- 		218th 182 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
II. Economic (In)Security and Support
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Poverty for Total Population 2003 651 16.7% 137th 18.3% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 233 25.8% 165th 25.9% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $26,013 -- 229th $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 90 4.8% 111th 4.3% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 27 3.1% 109th 6.6% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 18 20.6 19th 13.6 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
III. Maternal and Infant Health
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Births* 2004 48 --- 213th 51 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 11 22.9% 218th 17.6% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 6 12.5% 124th 15.7% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 0 0.0 1st 0.0 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
IV. Nutrition
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children Receiving Food Stamps 2004 232 26.5% 68th 14.9% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 123 60.6% 42nd 58.8% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 301 51.4% 185th 54.4% Reeves = 97.6% Collin = 20.5% (252nd)
*Counties with small populations may yield WIC percentage participation rates greater than 100%. This may be due to the different methods and times of year that enrollment and population numbers are estimated by HHSC and the State Data Center, respectively.

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
V. Health Care
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children (0-18) Enrolled in Medicaid 2004 329 35.0% 69th 20.8% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 112 11.9% 9th 1.6% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
VI. Child Abuse/Neglect
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 19 10.0 228th 9.6 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 11 12.7 22nd 3.2 San Saba = 28.7 MC = 0.0 (236th)
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2004 3 3.4 81st 0.0 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
VII. Death and Violence
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Child Death
(Rate per 100,000 for children ages 0-14) 		2004 1 100.0 245th 0.0 MC = 0.0 King = 100.0 (254th)
ii. Teen Violent Deaths
(Rate per 100,000 for teens ages 15-19) 		2004 0 0.0 1st 100.0 MC = 0.0 Glasscock = 100.0 (254th)
iii. Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests
(Rate per 100,000 youths ages 10-17) 		2004 0 0.0 1st 100.0 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
VIII. Early Care and Education
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children (0-12) in State Subsidized Child Care 2004 21 3.7% 126th 1.1% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 15 19.7% 188th 0.0% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 18 25.4% 56th 20.7% Sterling = 74.1% MC = 0.0% (224th)
*"---" indicates that this county does not have a Head Start program. Children living in this county may attend Head Start in a neighboring county.

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
IX. Education
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Students in Public School 2006 604 --- 229th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 67 11.1% 200th 17.5% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 14 2.3% 208th 1.8% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 --- -100.0% --- 2.6% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 --- -100.0% --- 2.6% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 33 84.6% 210th 92.1% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 --- -100.0% --- 2.6% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 14 27% 120th 17% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Baylor County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2003
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2003
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
X. TAKS Data
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Students Passing TAKS Reading/ELA
a. Third Grade 2006 45 95.7% 133rd 94.1% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 32 88.9% 47th 89.5% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 34 97.1% 15th 77.2% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 38 100.0% 1st 70.7% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 33 89.2% 26th 86.3% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 51 94.4% 17th 83.1% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 44 97.8% 17th 57.4% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 40 90.9% 61st 53.8% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 44 86.3% 188th 56.1% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 39 86.7% 75th 83.8% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 34 97.1% 8th 89.2% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 31 88.6% 167th 64.9% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 35 87.5% 47th 52.5% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 31 83.8% 26th 76.5% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 47 90.4% 9th 71.9% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 30 66.7% 56th 57.4% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 35 77.8% 15th 59.5% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 48 92.3% 10th 40.5% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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