Nevada KIDS COUNT County Profiles: 2005

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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.



Clark County
DEMOGRAPHICS County State
Total Population 1,620,748 2,290,436
Age Distribution: 2003 <5 120,172 162,221
5-17 294,069 416,668
5-19 339,295 481,295
18-44 661,139 914,294
20-44 615,913 849,668
45-64 370,376 542,550
65+ 174,992 254,702
Racial/Ethnic Distribution  Asian  27,332 33,532
(Children age 17 and under): 2003 Black (African American) 46,506 49,949
Hispanic 144,542 185,736
Native American 3,559 8,465
White 192,302 301,208
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND HEALTH CARE
Annual Average Percent Low-Birthweight Babies: 2001-2003 7.6% 7.7%
Average Teen Birth Rate: 2001-2003 (Births per 1,000 females) 29.2 27.9
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
Percent of Related Children Under Age 18 in Poverty: 2002 14.9% 14.1%
EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
Percent Change in Enrollment 2002-2003 to 2003-2004 5.4% 4.3%
School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity: 2003-2004 Asian/Pacific Islander 7.8% 6.7%
Black (African American) 14.1% 10.6%
Hispanic 33.2% 30.2%
Native American/Alaskan Native 0.9% 1.7%
White 44.0% 50.8%
High School Dropout Rate: 2002-2003 7.6% 6.0%
CHILD AND YOUTH SAFETY/WELFARE
Infant Mortality Rate: 2001-2003 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 6.0 5.7
Child Death Rate: 2001-2003 (Deaths per 100,000 children) 20.3 20.5
Teen Violent Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 teens Ages 15-19): 2001-2003 (Includes homicides, suicides, and accidents) 51.3 53.8
Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect Reports as a Percent of Total Reports (Ages 17 and Under)   N/A N/A
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Average Juvenile Violent Crime Arrest Rate (Ages 10-17): 2001-2003 241.9 242.5
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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