The State of Texas Children 2006: Garza County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Garza in Context
Median Age: 35 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 70.1%
Average Household Size: 2.7 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 10.0%
Rural Population Percentage: 32.1% Texas House District(s): 85
Home-Ownership Rate: 70.9% Texas Senate District(s): 28
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 30.1%

Garza 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 5,032 -- 203rd 4,872 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 2,780 -- 200th 2,760 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 249 -- 157th 221 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 1,979 -- 167th 1,810 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 24 -- 216th 81 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 1,331 -- 200th 1,366 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 643 -- 196th 656 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 68 -- 147th 93 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 608 -- 173rd 590 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 12 -- 172nd 27 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 397
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--- 		202nd 375 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 421
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--- 		199th 490 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 234
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--- 		203rd 256 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 279
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--- 		199th 245 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Garza 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 896 19.5% 196th 21.9% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 368 26.7% 174th 27.7% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $28,720 -- 192nd $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 107 4.5% 83rd 4.3% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 79 5.9% 18th 8.3% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 14 10.5 130th 8.1 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Garza 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 63 --- 203rd 74 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 10 15.9% 94th 20.3% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 6 9.5% 56th 8.1% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 0 0.0 1st 0.0 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Garza 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 434 32.6% 32nd 15.2% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 130 38.8% 163rd 41.9% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 661 69.6% 59th 63.7% 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.

Garza 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 626 44.5% 22nd 24.5% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 124 8.8% 43rd 4.2% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Garza 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 25 10.0 212th 10.0 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 8 6.0 115th 12.7 San Saba = 28.7 MC = 0.0 (236th)
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2004 8 6.0 36th 0.7 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Garza 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 0.0 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 0 0.0 1st -100.0 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Garza 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 46 5.1% 71st 2.6% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 50 38.5% 54th 27.7% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 17 13.8% 132nd 13.1% 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.

Garza 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 1,092 --- 199th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 164 15.0% 49th 20.8% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 41 3.8% 173rd 6.0% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 --- -100.0% --- 1.6% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 --- -100.0% --- 6.3% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 88 87.1% 177th 79.4% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 9 8.9% 173rd 12.7% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 53 34% 181st 30% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Garza 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 57 91.9% 217th 85.5% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 66 90.4% 29th 67.1% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 52 81.3% 229th 67.4% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 66 95.7% 51st 64.5% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 60 72.3% 217th 59.0% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 67 83.8% 160th 67.1% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 67 78.8% 244th 71.9% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 61 85.9% 142nd 60.2% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 49 76.6% 242nd 43.1% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 53 84.1% 74th 80.0% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 62 86.1% 84th 65.9% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 58 92.1% 97th 57.0% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 51 76.1% 176th 50.8% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 49 59.8% 216th 46.8% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 60 76.9% 40th 55.3% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 47 55.3% 167th 71.9% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 38 53.5% 205th 44.2% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 49 76.6% 147th 41.1% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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