The State of Texas Children 2006: Comanche County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Comanche in Context
Median Age: 40 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 70.2%
Average Household Size: 2.5 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 13.0%
Rural Population Percentage: 69.6% Texas House District(s): 59
Home-Ownership Rate: 76.2% Texas Senate District(s): 24
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 19.0%

Comanche 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 14,049 -- 147th 14,026 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 10,673 -- 125th 10,846 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 67 -- 196th 62 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 3,236 -- 143rd 2,928 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 73 -- 158th 190 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 3,416 -- 147th 3,551 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 2,155 -- 131st 2,283 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 11 -- 206th 15 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 1,238 -- 135th 1,204 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 12 -- 172nd 49 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 1,064
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--- 		147th 1,055 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 1,055
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--- 		148th 1,220 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 620
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--- 		146th 669 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 677
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--- 		142nd 607 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Comanche 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)
II. Economic (In)Security and Support
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Poverty for Total Population 2003 2,391 18.0% 165th 19.2% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 906 27.4% 187th 28.0% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $29,665 -- 172nd $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 302 4.7% 103rd 3.7% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 120 3.5% 85th 5.5% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 25 7.3 197th 6.2 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Comanche 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 198 --- 141st 100 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 34 17.2% 129th 18.2% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 17 8.6% 41st 8.2% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 1 5.1 131st 0.0 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Comanche 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)
IV. Nutrition
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children Receiving Food Stamps 2004 755 22.1% 110th 12.9% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 401 46.3% 103rd 51.3% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 1,457 65.5% 86th 59.3% 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.

Comanche 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 1,115 30.6% 113th 22.3% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 289 7.9% 63rd 1.5% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Comanche 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 44 10.0 145th 8.9 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 21 6.1 113th 1.7 San Saba = 28.7 MC = 0.0 (236th)
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2004 9 2.6 113th 2.0 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Comanche 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 36.2 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 5 100.0 226th 100.0 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Comanche 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 55 2.4% 173rd 2.0% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 49 14.3% 225th 7.0% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 60 16.0% 104th 12.2% 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.

Comanche 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 2,355 --- 156th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 273 11.6% 189th 17.0% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 196 8.3% 72nd 8.1% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 5 2.8% 54th 1.3% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 -- 0.0% 1st 1.9% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 158 87.8% 168th 96.2% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 17 9.4% 174th 0.6% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 60 25% 105th 29% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Comanche 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 147 97.4% 69th 81.5% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 117 79.6% 170th 83.4% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 153 93.3% 61st 69.3% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 139 90.8% 176th 60.6% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 138 79.8% 139th 68.4% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 144 79.6% 211th 73.4% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 154 89.5% 165th 58.2% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 143 85.1% 155th 61.5% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 147 91.9% 86th 56.6% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 134 88.2% 46th 86.1% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 119 81.0% 166th 71.0% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 156 95.1% 46th 64.8% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 120 78.9% 145th 44.0% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 118 69.4% 143rd 50.0% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 115 64.2% 153rd 40.1% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 97 55.7% 164th 58.2% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 96 56.1% 180th 54.4% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 136 87.2% 30th 51.0% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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