Nevada KIDS COUNT County Profiles: 2004

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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.



Douglas County
DEMOGRAPHICS County State
Total Population 43,478 2,210,672
Age Distribution: 2002 <5 1,871 159,403
5-17 6,958 397,387
5-19 8,055 458,514
18-44 14,121 886,420
20-44 13,024 825,293
45-64 13,625 521,459
65+ 6,903 246,003
Racial/Ethnic Distribution  Asian  174 30,177
(Children age 17 and under): 2002 Black (African American) 52 48,556
Hispanic 1,044 170,483
Native American 208 8,317
White 7,351 299,257
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND HEALTH CARE
Annual Average Percent Low-Birthweight Babies: 2000-2002 7.1% 7.4%
Average Teen Birth Rate: 2000-2002 (Births per 1,000 females) 12.3 29.9
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
Percent of Related Children Under Age 18 in Poverty: 2000 10.6% 13.6%
EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
Percent Change in Enrollment 2000-2001 to 2001-2002 -0.6% 4.7%
School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity: 2001-2002 Asian/Pacific Islander 2.2% 6.1%
Black (African American) 0.7% 10.3%
Hispanic 9.6% 27.4%
Native American/Alaskan Native 2.7% 1.7%
White 84.7% 54.5%
High School Dropout Rate: 2002-2002 0.5% 6.3%
CHILD AND YOUTH SAFETY/WELFARE
Infant Mortality Rate: 2000-2002 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 4.7 6.0
Child Death Rate: 2000-2002 (Deaths per 100,000 children) NM 21.0
Teen Violent Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 teens Ages 15-19): 2000-2002 (Includes homicides, suicides, and accidents) NM 51.8
Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect Reports as a Percent of Total Reports (Ages 17 and Under): 2002   20.6% 21.8%
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Average Juvenile Violent Crime Arrest Rate (Ages 10-17): 2000-2002 NM 242.4
NM = 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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