The State of Texas Children 2006: Ellis County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Ellis in Context
Median Age: 33 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 77.8%
Average Household Size: 3.0 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 17.1%
Rural Population Percentage: 41.3% Texas House District(s): 10
Home-Ownership Rate: 76.2% Texas Senate District(s): 22
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 16.8%

Ellis 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 129,338 -- 25th 111,360 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 88,544 -- 27th 79,401 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 11,619 -- 30th 9,514 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 27,875 -- 35th 20,508 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 1,300 -- 39th 1,937 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 37,231 -- 24th 33,644 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 23,158 -- 19th 21,816 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 3,500 -- 28th 3,012 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 10,213 -- 34th 8,125 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 360 -- 38th 691 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 11,428
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--- 		28th 10,228 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 11,984
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--- 		24th 11,374 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 6,852
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--- 		24th 6,061 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 6,967
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--- 		24th 5,981 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Ellis 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 13,796 10.9% 25th 9.4% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 5,463 15.2% 27th 13.5% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $49,815 -- 10th $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 3,339 5.1% 146th 3.6% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 666 1.8% 178th 2.6% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 352 9.5 148th 6.6 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Ellis 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 2,002 --- 28th 100 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 303 15.1% 80th 17.3% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 236 11.8% 109th 12.5% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 10 5.0 128th 6.2 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Ellis 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 4,378 11.8% 206th 4.3% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 3,454 35.9% 187th 30.1% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 11,763 44.4% 222nd 36.6% 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.

Ellis 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)
V. Health Care
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children (0-18) Enrolled in Medicaid 2004 7,219 18.3% 222nd 9.2% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 1,700 4.3% 221st 0.6% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Ellis 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 285 7.6 49th 3.7 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 140 3.7 182nd 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 36 1.0 199th 0.6 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Ellis 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 9 31.9 184th 30.8 MC = 0.0 King = 100.0 (254th)
ii. Teen Violent Deaths
(Rate per 100,000 for teens ages 15-19) 		2004 6 53.2 149th 94.3 MC = 0.0 Glasscock = 100.0 (254th)
iii. Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests
(Rate per 100,000 youths ages 10-17) 		2004 20 100.0 127th 100.0 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Ellis County Data
  
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Current
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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 1,008 3.9% 117th 2.8% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 833 22.5% 164th 18.2% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 184 5.4% 211th 5.2% 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.

Ellis 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 28,781 --- 24th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 16,897 9.9% 232nd 15.1% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 1,981 6.9% 95th 5.9% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 68 3.6% 69th 2.5% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 39 2.1% 63rd 3.4% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 1,711 91.1% 101st 89.8% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 60 3.2% 59th 4.3% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 714 28% 126th 37% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Ellis 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 1,851 97.2% 78th 84.6% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 1,643 86.4% 76th 81.2% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 1,741 92.8% 72nd 71.3% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 1,764 94.5% 82nd 77.1% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 1,610 84.5% 74th 80.8% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 1,766 89.1% 76th 85.2% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 1,956 92.3% 110th 70.5% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 1,724 88.7% 101st 70.8% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 1,586 93.6% 55th 57.1% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 1,746 89.7% 28th 78.9% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 1,735 89.8% 35th 75.3% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 1,770 93.0% 86th 69.3% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 1,642 86.5% 57th 64.3% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 1,447 75.8% 76th 53.0% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 1,392 71.1% 83rd 55.4% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 1,286 62.0% 103rd 70.5% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 1,201 63.4% 102nd 45.8% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 1,349 80.5% 92nd 41.8% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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