Nevada KIDS COUNT County Profiles: 2006

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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 County
DEMOGRAPHICS County State
Total Population 16,692 2,405,327
Age Distribution: 2004 <5 1,137 171,403
5-17 3,532 435,733
5-19 4,029 504,380
18-44 5,898 957,166
20-44 5,400 888,519
45-64 4,568 573,332
65+ 1,558 267,693
Racial/Ethnic Distribution  Asian  51 36,847
(Children age 17 and under): 2004 Black (African American) 9 51,796
Hispanic 1,249 201,650
Native American 228 8,734
White 3,132 308,109
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND HEALTH CARE
Annual Average Percent Low-Birthweight Babies: 2002-2004 6.6% 7.8%
Average Teen Birth Rate: 2002-2004 (Births per 1,000 females ages 15-17) 64.5 48.3
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
Percent of Related Children Under Age 18 in Poverty: 2003 13.7% 15.3%
EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
Percent Change in Enrollment 2003-2004 to 2004-2005 -1.7% 4.1%
School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity: 2004-2005 Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8% 7.0%
Black (African American) 0.5% 10.9%
Hispanic 26.3% 31.8%
Native American/Alaskan Native 4.6% 1.7%
White 67.8% 48.6%
High School Dropout Rate: 2003-2004 4.0% 5.8%
CHILD AND YOUTH SAFETY/WELFARE
Infant Mortality Rate: 2002-2004 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 4.7 5.9
Child Death Rate: 2002-2004 (Deaths per 100,000 children) NM 19.5
Teen Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 teens Ages 15-19): 2002-2004  NM 72.6
Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect Reports as a Percent of Total Reports (Ages 17 and Under)   NA NA
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Average Juvenile Violent Crime Arrest Rate (Ages 10-17): 2002-2004 NM 230.9
N.M.=not meaningful. Calculated rates based on very small numbers are not statistically reliable.
NA = not available. 



Nevada KIDS COUNT is a project of
The Center for Business and Economic Research    University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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