Nevada KIDS COUNT County Profiles: 2003

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Nevada KIDS COUNT County Profiles provide individual, county-specific data summarizing demographics, health, economic well-being, education and achievement, child and youth safety/welfare, and juvenile justice.



Humboldt
DEMOGRAPHICS County State
Total Population 16,164 2,127,117
Age Distribution: 2001 <5 1,429 153,003
5-17 3,383 383,513
5-19 3,881 441,884
18-44 6,051 858,186
20-44 5,554 799,814
45-64 3,970 495,908
65+ 1,330 236,507
Racial/Ethnic Distribution Asian 41 28,362
(Children age 17 and under): 2001 Black (African American) 9 46,922
Hispanic 1,244 159,391
Native American 230 8,168
White 3,288 293,671
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND HEALTH CARE
Annual Average Percent Low-Birthweight Babies: 1999-2001 5.9% 7.5%
Average Teen Birth Rate: 1999-2001 (Births per 1,000 females) 29.9 33.2
Public-Health Immunization Rate: 2002 72.1% 64.1%
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
Percent of Related Children Under Age 18 in Poverty: 1999 10.4% 13.5%
In Female-Headed Families 38.3% 31.5%
In Male-Headed Families 12.4% 18.2%
In Married-Couple Families 5.6% 7.7%
Percent of Families with Children Headed by a Single Parent: 1999 22.4% 29.5%
Percent of Children Who Live in a Family Where No Parent Is Employed: 1999 9.6% 11.4%
EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
Percent Change in Enrollment 1999-2000 to 2000-2001 -5.7% 4.6%
School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity: 2000-2001 Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5% 5.7%
Black (African American) 0.7% 10.2%
Hispanic 22.4% 25.7%
Native American/Alaskan Native 4.0% 1.7%
White 72.5% 56.7%
Transiency Rate: 2001-2002 24.0% 33.0%
High School Dropout Rate: 2001-2002 3.2% 5.0%
Teens Not in School and Not Working (Ages 16-19): 2000 10.5% 12.6%
CHILD AND YOUTH SAFETY/WELFARE
Infant Mortality Rate: 1999-2001 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 4.8 6.2
Child Death Rate: 1999-2001 (Deaths per 100,000 children) 25.5 23.0
Teen Violent Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 teens Ages 15-19): 1999-2001 (Includes homicides, suicides, and accidents) NM 51.3
Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect Reports as a Percent of Total Reports (Ages 17 and Under): 2001  8.5% 21.5%
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Average Juvenile Violent Crime Arrest Rate (Ages 10-17): 1999-2001 108.4 258.9
N.M.=not meaningful. Calculated rates based on very small numbers are not statistically reliable.



Nevada KIDS COUNT is a project of
The Center for Business and Economic Research    University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Pkwy, Box 456002    Las Vegas, NV 89154-6002
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