The State of Texas Children 2006: Caldwell County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Caldwell in Context
Median Age: 34 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 71.3%
Average Household Size: 2.8 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 13.3%
Rural Population Percentage: 46.1% Texas House District(s): 45
Home-Ownership Rate: 69.6% Texas Senate District(s): 18
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 32.3%

Caldwell 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 35,493 -- 82nd 32,194 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 17,102 -- 98th 15,929 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 3,027 -- 73rd 2,674 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 15,084 -- 49th 13,018 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 280 -- 92nd 573 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 9,579 -- 76th 9,126 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 3,764 -- 94th 3,676 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 846 -- 75th 675 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 4,891 -- 52nd 4,558 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 78 -- 78th 217 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 3,120
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--- 		71st 2,835 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 3,069
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--- 		75th 2,967 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 1,648
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--- 		77th 1,639 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 1,742
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--- 		77th 1,685 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Caldwell County Data
  
Most
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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 5,103 14.7% 84th 14.9% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 2,066 20.9% 77th 19.3% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $36,804 -- 67th $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 816 4.9% 119th 4.2% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 387 4.0% 61st 4.9% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 60 6.3 210th 6.6 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Caldwell County Data
  
Most
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)
III. Maternal and Infant Health
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Births* 2004 576 --- 71st 100 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 87 15.1% 80th 21.5% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 66 11.5% 102nd 17.5% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 4 6.9 161st 5.8 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Caldwell 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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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 2,092 21.8% 114th 10.5% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 1,047 39.8% 153rd 37.2% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 3,777 64.1% 97th 57.7% 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.

Caldwell County Data
  
Most
Current
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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)
V. Health Care
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children (0-18) Enrolled in Medicaid 2004 3,117 30.8% 111th 16.1% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 714 7.1% 102nd 1.3% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Caldwell 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)
VI. Child Abuse/Neglect
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 153 10.0 178th 10.0 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 117 11.4 30th 8.0 San Saba = 28.7 MC = 0.0 (236th)
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2004 35 3.7 77th 2.8 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Caldwell 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 2 27.5 167th 86.1 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 7 100.0 166th 100.0 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Caldwell County Data
  
Most
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 262 3.9% 117th 2.5% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 245 24.6% 150th 22.8% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 121 12.6% 144th 10.9% 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.

Caldwell County Data
  
Most
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)
IX. Education
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Students in Public School 2006 6,359 --- 85th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 854 13.4% 111th 15.6% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 365 5.7% 129th 4.1% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 30 7.4% 158th 5.9% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 14 3.4% 100th 8.5% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 350 85.8% 200th 81.4% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 14 3.4% 70th 4.1% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 245 39% 214th 46% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Caldwell 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 383 93.9% 183rd 77.5% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 305 77.8% 190th 73.2% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 317 83.6% 212th 66.2% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 376 91.9% 147th 65.6% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 334 77.7% 170th 64.2% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 355 87.7% 98th 73.6% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 401 86.4% 205th 58.3% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 326 78.4% 223rd 65.3% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 306 85.5% 201st 42.8% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 333 80.4% 154th 75.2% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 324 80.4% 174th 70.0% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 346 89.6% 148th 64.7% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 347 85.5% 69th 57.9% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 336 77.6% 62nd 49.0% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 331 81.3% 21st 45.6% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 233 51.3% 199th 58.3% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 163 39.7% 245th 35.4% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 220 62.3% 242nd 30.5% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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