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.



Washoe County
DEMOGRAPHICS County State
Total Population 372,813 2,290,436
Age Distribution: 2003 <5 24,996 162,221
5-17 68,118 416,668
5-19 79,179 481,295
18-44 150,090 914,294
20-44 139,030 849,668
45-64 91,140 542,550
65+ 38,469 254,702
Racial/Ethnic Distribution  Asian  5,018 33,532
(Children age 17 and under): 2003 Black (African American) 2,808 49,949
Hispanic 27,252 185,736
Native American 2,036 8,465
White 56,000 301,208
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND HEALTH CARE
Annual Average Percent Low-Birthweight Babies: 2001-2003 8.2% 7.7%
Average Teen Birth Rate: 2001-2003 (Births per 1,000 females) 26.9 27.9
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
Percent of Related Children Under Age 18 in Poverty: 2002 11.5% 14.1%
EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
Percent Change in Enrollment 2002-2003 to 2003-2004 2.8% 4.3%
School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity: 2003-2004 Asian/Pacific Islander 5.9% 6.7%
Black (African American) 3.6% 10.6%
Hispanic 27.1% 30.2%
Native American/Alaskan Native 2.8% 1.7%
White 60.6% 50.8%
High School Dropout Rate: 2002-2003 2.8% 6.0%
CHILD AND YOUTH SAFETY/WELFARE
Infant Mortality Rate: 2001-2003 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.0 5.7
Child Death Rate: 2001-2003 (Deaths per 100,000 children) 18.4 20.5
Teen Violent Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 teens Ages 15-19): 2001-2003 (Includes homicides, suicides, and accidents) 45.5 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 342.4 242.5
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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