The State of Texas Children 2006: Fort Bend County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Fort Bend in Context
Median Age: 33 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 84.3%
Average Household Size: 3.1 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 36.9%
Rural Population Percentage: 10.0% Texas House District(s): 26-28
Home-Ownership Rate: 80.8% Texas Senate District(s): 13, 17, 18
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 30.7%

Fort Bend 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 433,376 -- 10th 354,452 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 190,533 -- 10th 163,788 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 91,196 -- 5th 69,579 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 95,677 -- 11th 74,871 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 55,970 -- 4th 46,214 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 127,837 -- 10th 113,472 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 51,223 -- 10th 47,402 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 28,314 -- 5th 23,631 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 33,132 -- 11th 27,579 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 15,168 -- 4th 14,860 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 34,620
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--- 		11th 33,254 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 43,117
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--- 		10th 39,544 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 25,067
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--- 		9th 20,579 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 25,033
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--- 		9th 20,095 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Fort Bend County Data
  
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Rank		 2000
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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 36,954 8.4% 7th 7.1% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 13,989 11.2% 10th 10.0% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $64,928 -- 3rd $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 10,887 4.7% 103rd 3.6% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 848 0.7% 221st 0.5% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 614 4.8 227th 2.5 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Fort Bend County Data
  
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Rate		 Current
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)
III. Maternal and Infant Health
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Births* 2004 6,178 --- 11th 100 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 477 7.7% 13th 8.5% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 381 6.2% 22nd 6.6% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 31 5.0 128th 3.4 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Fort Bend County Data
  
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Rate		 Current
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 7,876 6.2% 235th 1.1% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 5,278 18.6% 245th 13.8% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 32,342 36.8% 240th 27.8% 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.

Fort Bend 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 16,940 12.5% 242nd 4.9% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 5,963 4.4% 216th 0.8% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Fort Bend County Data
  
Most
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Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
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(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 421 3.2 15th 3.8 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 218 1.7 225th 1.4 San Saba = 28.7 MC = 0.0 (236th)
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2004 126 1.0 199th 1.1 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Fort Bend 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 13 13.4 120th 13.6 MC = 0.0 King = 100.0 (254th)
ii. Teen Violent Deaths
(Rate per 100,000 for teens ages 15-19) 		2004 16 39.8 136th 37.1 MC = 0.0 Glasscock = 100.0 (254th)
iii. Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests
(Rate per 100,000 youths ages 10-17) 		2004 77 100.0 131st 100.0 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Fort Bend 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)
VIII. Early Care and Education
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children (0-12) in State Subsidized Child Care 2004 1,606 1.9% 201st 1.7% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 1,616 14.0% 228th 10.7% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 458 3.9% 217th 3.7% 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.

Fort Bend 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)
IX. Education
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Students in Public School 2006 91,559 --- 11th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 9,141 10.0% 230th 11.1% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 9,219 10.1% 47th 7.0% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 280 4.6% 98th 4.8% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 119 2.0% 60th 4.2% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 5,493 90.9% 106th 86.6% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 148 2.5% 45th 4.3% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 2,080 26% 111th 38% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Fort Bend 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 5,828 96.0% 117th 85.1% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 5,071 86.2% 78th 83.7% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 5,625 91.2% 101st 74.1% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 5,847 91.9% 147th 76.1% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 5,440 81.0% 123rd 77.4% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 5,733 86.9% 106th 81.4% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 6,591 89.7% 161st 74.9% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 6,006 89.5% 89th 71.5% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 5,377 92.2% 78th 60.5% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 5,073 83.1% 86th 76.6% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 5,175 86.6% 71st 77.9% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 5,674 91.1% 121st 72.1% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 4,989 78.1% 160th 60.6% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 4,805 71.3% 118th 57.2% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 4,541 69.2% 109th 58.3% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 4,443 61.3% 112th 74.9% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 4,364 65.9% 67th 58.5% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 4,774 82.5% 71st 55.5% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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