The State of Texas Children 2006: Denton County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Denton in Context
Median Age: 31 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 89.4%
Average Household Size: 2.7 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 36.6%
Rural Population Percentage: 11.6% Texas House District(s): 63-65
Home-Ownership Rate: 64.5% Texas Senate District(s): 9, 12, 30
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 15.5%

Denton 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 533,362 -- 9th 432,976 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 396,615 -- 7th 328,849 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 34,411 -- 11th 24,980 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 74,242 -- 12th 52,619 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 28,094 -- 8th 26,528 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 138,852 -- 9th 120,110 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 94,978 -- 6th 86,025 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 10,652 -- 11th 7,580 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 25,658 -- 12th 18,373 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 7,564 -- 8th 8,132 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 48,379
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--- 		9th 42,223 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 45,891
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--- 		9th 40,698 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 22,788
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--- 		10th 18,926 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 21,794
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--- 		10th 18,263 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Denton County Data
  
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Rank		 2000
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(rate or % reported unless not available)
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(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 43,538 8.3% 6th 5.7% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 14,169 9.8% 7th 7.3% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $61,356 -- 5th $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 13,174 4.3% 64th 2.8% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 735 0.5% 225th 0.5% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 503 3.6 237th 2.1 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Denton County Data
  
Most
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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)
III. Maternal and Infant Health
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Births* 2004 8,849 --- 9th 100 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 517 5.8% 10th 7.5% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 372 4.2% 13th 4.9% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 50 5.7 139th 4.0 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Denton County Data
  
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Rank		 2000
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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 7,345 5.3% 239th 1.1% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 6,774 16.7% 248th 11.8% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 24,470 27.8% 249th 20.5% 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.

Denton County Data
  
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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 13,401 9.2% 251st 3.2% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 4,117 2.8% 248th 0.3% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Denton County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
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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 963 6.6 34th 4.7 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 381 2.6 204th 1.2 San Saba = 28.7 MC = 0.0 (236th)
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2004 185 1.3 185th 1.4 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Denton County Data
  
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
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(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)
VII. Death and Violence
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Child Death
(Rate per 100,000 for children ages 0-14) 		2004 19 17.5 133rd 19.0 MC = 0.0 King = 100.0 (254th)
ii. Teen Violent Deaths
(Rate per 100,000 for teens ages 15-19) 		2004 8 22.2 115th 44.4 MC = 0.0 Glasscock = 100.0 (254th)
iii. Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests
(Rate per 100,000 youths ages 10-17) 		2004 56 93.8 113th 88.9 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Denton County Data
  
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Rank		 2000
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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)
VIII. Early Care and Education
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children (0-12) in State Subsidized Child Care 2004 3,011 3.0% 153rd 1.7% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 1,224 7.9% 237th 4.2% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 175 1.2% 222nd 1.1% 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.

Denton County Data
  
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Current
Year
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
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(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)
IX. Education
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Students in Public School 2006 92,825 --- 10th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 10,976 11.8% 181st 13.2% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 8,876 9.6% 52nd 4.9% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 257 5.0% 111th 4.1% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 68 1.3% 44th 3.4% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 4,637 89.7% 132nd 86.9% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 207 4.0% 101st 5.6% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 2,550 35% 190th 39% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Denton 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 6,454 96.9% 90th 89.5% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 5,718 88.3% 54th 84.7% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 6,075 93.4% 60th 78.1% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 6,054 95.0% 76th 81.6% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 5,739 87.5% 40th 83.3% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 5,782 91.0% 44th 85.1% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 6,387 94.0% 65th 77.2% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 5,573 91.1% 59th 76.2% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 4,542 92.5% 73rd 64.1% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 5,880 87.3% 53rd 81.9% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 5,830 89.0% 41st 79.4% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 6,151 93.1% 84th 73.7% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 5,536 86.5% 57th 69.2% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 5,364 81.9% 38th 65.1% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 5,103 81.3% 21st 63.2% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 4,870 71.6% 36th 77.2% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 4,380 72.9% 22nd 60.3% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 4,248 86.5% 34th 57.9% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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