The State of Texas Children 2006: Bosque County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Bosque in Context
Median Age: 42 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 75.9%
Average Household Size: 2.5 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 15.4%
Rural Population Percentage: 79.4% Texas House District(s): 58
Home-Ownership Rate: 77.5% Texas Senate District(s): 22
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 10.7%

Bosque 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 17,914 -- 128th 17,204 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 14,928 -- 108th 14,507 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 355 -- 144th 320 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 2,523 -- 157th 2,104 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 108 -- 138th 273 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 4,152 -- 133rd 4,201 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 2,994 -- 109th 3,087 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 107 -- 137th 111 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 1,042 -- 146th 929 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 9 -- 189th 74 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 1,211
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--- 		138th 1,191 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 1,322
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--- 		134th 1,430 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 791
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--- 		127th 779 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 828
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--- 		129th 801 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Bosque County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
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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 2,511 14.3% 75th 14.3% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 942 22.3% 108th 21.8% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $34,909 -- 82nd $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 408 4.8% 111th 4.0% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 79 1.9% 169th 3.0% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 37 8.9 164th 7.1 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Bosque County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
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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 186 --- 148th 100 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 32 17.2% 129th 17.9% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 25 13.4% 149th 12.6% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 2 10.8 205th 9.0 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Bosque County Data
  
Most
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
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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 701 16.9% 163rd 8.6% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 413 41.1% 146th 31.9% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 1,802 57.2% 146th 49.6% 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.

Bosque County Data
  
Most
Current
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
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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 1,089 24.7% 175th 13.2% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 383 8.7% 46th 0.8% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Bosque County Data
  
Most
Current
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
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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 49 10.0 129th 10.0 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 15 3.6 185th 2.2 San Saba = 28.7 MC = 0.0 (236th)
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2004 16 3.9 69th 1.4 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Bosque 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 0 0.0 1st 62.1 MC = 0.0 King = 100.0 (254th)
ii. Teen Violent Deaths
(Rate per 100,000 for teens ages 15-19) 		2004 1 74.4 178th 100.0 MC = 0.0 Glasscock = 100.0 (254th)
iii. Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests
(Rate per 100,000 youths ages 10-17) 		2004 1 47.8 86th 100.0 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Bosque County Data
  
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Current
Year
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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 68 2.4% 173rd 0.9% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 138 36.0% 68th 17.2% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 54 14.0% 129th 12.6% 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.

Bosque County Data
  
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Current
Year
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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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 3,287 --- 126th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 491 14.9% 51st 16.0% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 235 7.1% 88th 3.9% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 --- -100.0% --- 0.8% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 --- -100.0% --- 6.7% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 200 93.5% 54th 87.0% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 6 2.8% 51st 5.4% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 77 26% 111th 18% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Bosque 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 192 96.5% 103rd 85.7% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 168 84.4% 109th 77.1% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 181 91.9% 89th 72.8% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 192 94.1% 93rd 81.9% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 182 87.5% 40th 75.3% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 191 90.1% 58th 88.2% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 226 97.4% 22nd 75.3% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 209 90.1% 77th 58.7% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 162 94.2% 47th 49.7% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 165 86.4% 76th 70.6% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 169 84.9% 98th 68.6% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 181 91.9% 103rd 68.8% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 165 82.9% 104th 67.6% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 155 76.7% 70th 51.4% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 153 73.2% 66th 54.5% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 147 63.6% 87th 75.3% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 162 69.8% 39th 46.0% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 154 88.0% 25th 33.3% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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