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Table 7. Median Family Income, Rhode Island, 1999 Median Family Income ADJUSTED 1999 MEDIAN FAMILY 1989 MEDIAN 1999 MEDIAN INCOME FOR FAMILIES HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD WITH CHILDREN CITY/TOWN INCOME* INCOME UNDER AGE 18 Barrington $69,222 $74,591 $88,794 Bristol $44,573 $43,689 $53,328 Burrilville $48,476 $52,587 $55,085 Central Falls $24,289 $22,628 $22,008 Charleston $47,020 $51,491 $55,080 Coventry $48,572 $51,987 $61,355 Cranston $45,047 $44,108 $56,904 Cumberland $53,077 $54,656 $68,291 East Greenwich $66,401 $70,062 $108,555 East Providence $40,453 $39,108 $48,875 Exeter $49,810 $64,452 $73,239 Foster $53,223 $59,673 $63,385 Glocester $52,186 $57,537 $60,938 Hopkinton $47,929 $52,181 $59,069 Jamestown $54,166 $63,073 $79,574 Johnston $42,526 $43,514 $56,641 Lincoln $48,379 $47,815 $64,470 Little Compton $53,735 $55,368 $56,679 Middletown $45,960 $51,075 $55,301 Narragransett $46,374 $50,363 $68,250 New Shoreham $41,059 $44,779 $54,844 Newport $39,836 $40,669 $43,125 North Kingstown $52,733 $60,027 $66,785 North Providence $42,168 $39,721 $50,493 North Smithfield $54,076 $58,602 $71,066 Pawtucket $34,627 $31,775 $33,562 Portsmouth $55,414 $58,835 $67,375 Providence $28,894 $26,867 $24,546 Richmond $53,458 $59,840 $63,472 Scituate $58,931 $60,788 $69,135 Smithfield $55,478 $55,621 $67,050 South Kingstown $47,595 $56,325 $68,265 Tiverton $47,189 $49,977 $63,820 Warren $41,275 $41,285 $53,542 Warwick $46,688 $46,483 $57,038 West Greenwich $53,817 $65,725 $70,150 West Warwick $41,260 $39,505 $41,830 Westerly $45,459 $44,613 $51,974 Woonsocket $33,090 $30,819 $34,465 Core Cities NA NA NA Remainder of State NA NA NA Rhode Island $41,985 $42,090 $50,557 *Adjusted to 1999 dollars Source of Data for Table/Methodology U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. Median household income data include households with both related and unrelated individuals. Median family income data include only households with children under age 18 who meet the U.S. Census Bureau’s definition of a family. The U.S. Census Bureau defines a family as a household that includes a householder and one or more people living in the same household who are related to the household by birth, marriage or adoption. The 1989 median household income data are adjusted to 1999 constant dollars by multiplying 1989 dollar values by 1.304650 as recommended by the U.S. Census Bureau. Core cities are Central Falls, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, West Warwick and Woonsocket. References 1 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2008. Table B19125. 2 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Table B19126. 3 Mishel, L., Bernstein, J. & Shierholz, H. (2008). The state of working America 2008/2009. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute. 4 Sherman, A., et al. (2009). Poverty rose, median income declined, and job-based health insurance continued to weaken in 2008: Recession likely to expand rates of poor and uninsured in 2009 and 2010. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 5 Feller, A. & Stone, C. (2009). Top 1 percent of Americans reaped two-thirds of income gains in last economic expansion. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 6,8 Bernstein, J., McNichol, E. & Nicholas, A. (2008). Pulling apart: A state-by-state analysis of income trends. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities & Economic Policy Institute. 7 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Economic Policy Institute. (2008). Income inequality grew in Rhode Island over the past two decades. Retrieved December 9, 2008 from www.cbpp.org/states/4-9- 08sfp-fact-ri.pdf 9 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Tables B19113, B19113A, B19113B, B19113C, B19113D, B19113F, B19113G & B19113I. 10,11 Isaacs, J. (2007). Economic mobility of black and white families: Executive summary. Washington, DC: Economic Mobility Project and Race matters user’s guide. (n.d.). Baltimore, MD: The Annie E. Casey Foundation. 12,13 The 2008 Rhode Island standard of need. (2008). Providence, RI: The Poverty Institute at Rhode Island College. 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook 27
Cost of Housing 1300 1200 1100 DEFINITION Cost of housing is the percentage of income needed by a very low-income family to cover the average cost of rent. 1 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines a very low-income family as family income less than 50% of the median family income. A cost burden exists when more than 30% of a family’s monthly income is spent on housing. SIGNIFICANCE Inadequate, costly or crowded housing has a negative impact on children’s health, safety, and emotional well-being, and on a family’s ability to meet a child’s basic needs. Children who live in families with housing cost burdens are more likely than other children to live in substandard or overcrowded housing and to move frequently, all of which have been linked to lower educational achievement. 2,3 In 2007, 43% percent of U.S. families with children (both owners and renters) reported a cost burden, crowding, and/or physically inadequate housing. While the percentage of families in crowded or physically inadequate housing has decreased slightly over the past three decades, the percentage with a cost burden has increased over that same period. In 2007, 16% of families paid more than half of their incomes toward rent, compared with 6% in 1978. 4 The growth in families’ housing expenses has far outpaced income growth both nationally and in Rhode Island. 5,6 In 2009, the area median income for families in Rhode Island was $73,339. 7 Families with this income can afford a median-priced, single family home in only thirteen of the 39 communities in the state. 8 In 2008, the median cost of a single family home in Rhode Island was $234,900, 86% higher than in 1999 but 15% lower than 2007. 9 In 2009, a worker would have to earn $22.50 an hour and work 40 hours a week year-round to be able to afford the average rent in Rhode Island without a cost burden. This hourly wage is more than three times the state’s minimum wage of $7.40 per hour. 10 Section 8 rental vouchers can help low-income individuals and families afford the high cost of housing. 11 In 2009, 1,507 Rhode Island families received Section 8 subsidies. The average wait time to receive a Section 8 voucher was three to five years, and 1,405 families were on the waitlist to receive a voucher. 12 In 2006, voters approved a $50 million bond to build affordable housing in Rhode Island. From 2007 to 2008, $25 million in bond funds was awarded and will be used to build 425 affordable rental units and 135 affordable homeownership units in 22 cities and towns. 13 1000 900 800 700 Average Rent,Two-Bedroom Apartment, Rhode Island, 2000-2009 $1,300 $1,200 $1,100 $1,000 $900 $800 $700 $748 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Source: Rhode Island Housing, Annual Rent Surveys, 2000-2009. The 2003-2009 rents include adjustments for the cost of heat, cooking fuel, electricity and hot water. All prior years’ rents include adjustments for the cost of heat and hot water only. Adjustments for utilities for each year vary according to HUD annual utility allowances. ◆ Between 2000 and 2009, the average cost of rent in Rhode Island increased by 56% from $748 to $1,170. 14 The percentage of renters in Rhode Island who spent 30% or more of their household income on rent increased from just over one-third (35%) of renters in 2000 to almost half (49%) in 2008. The percentage of homeowners who had a cost burden due to their mortgages also increased between 2000 and 2008, from 25% to 42%. 15,16 ◆ High energy costs put affordable housing even further out of reach for low-income families. Research shows that children in households experiencing energy shutoffs are also at risk of hunger, health, and developmental problems. 17 Rhode Island state law prohibits utility shut-offs for protected customers (such as the unemployed and low-income families with children under age two) during the moratorium period from November 1 through April 15. 18,19 In 2009, 268 protected residential customers who used electric and 406 who used gas to heat their homes entered the moratorium period with their utilities shut off due to nonpayment. 20 Foreclosures in Rhode Island $1,170 ◆ The number of properties in Rhode Island filed for foreclosure has fallen from 6,583 in 2008 to 5,065 in 2009, but is still more than double the number of properties filed for foreclosure in 2007 (1,838). 21,22,23 Nationally, more than 20% of properties facing foreclosure are rentals (not owner-occupied), and renters make up about 40% of families facing eviction. 24 Nationally, close to two million children are in families that have lost homes they owned due to foreclosure, with 6,200 of these children living in Rhode Island. 25 2009 28 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook / Economic Well-Being
Page 1 and 2: 2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbo
Page 3 and 4: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Board of Di
Page 5 and 6: Overview From: I’ll Be You and Yo
Page 7: Family and Community From: On Freed
Page 10 and 11: Table 1. Child Population, Rhode Is
Page 12 and 13: Children in Single-Parent Families
Page 14 and 15: Table 3. Grandparents Caring for Gr
Page 16 and 17: Infants Born at Highest Risk Table
Page 18 and 19: Table 5. Births by Education Level
Page 20 and 21: Racial and Ethnic Diversity Table 6
Page 22 and 23: Racial and Ethnic Disparities Econo
Page 24 and 25: Racial and Ethnic Disparities Rhode
Page 27: 600 Median Family Income DEFINITION
Page 31 and 32: Homeless Children DEFINITION Homele
Page 33 and 34: Secure Parental Employment DEFINITI
Page 35 and 36: Children Receiving Child Support DE
Page 37 and 38: 35 Children in Poverty DEFINITION C
Page 39 and 40: Children in Poverty Financial Asset
Page 41 and 42: 2000 Children in Families Receiving
Page 43 and 44: Children in Families Receiving Cash
Page 45 and 46: Children Receiving SNAP Benefits 75
Page 47 and 48: Women and Children Participating in
Page 49 and 50: 50 Children Participating in School
Page 51: Health Make Music with Your Life by
Page 54 and 55: Children’s Health Insurance Table
Page 56 and 57: 010 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 Vaccina
Page 58 and 59: Access to Dental Care Oral Health S
Page 60 and 61: Children’s Mental Health Referenc
Page 62 and 63: Children with Special Needs Medical
Page 64 and 65: Table 17. Breastfeeding Rates, Rhod
Page 66 and 67: Women with Delayed Prenatal Care Ta
Page 68 and 69: Preterm Births Table 19. Preterm Bi
Page 70 and 71: Table 20. Low Birthweight Infants,
Page 72 and 73: Infant Mortality Table 21. Infant M
Page 74 and 75: Table 22. Lead Poisoning in Childre
Page 76 and 77: Table 23. Asthma Hospitalizations f
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Housing and Health Key Principles o
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20 15 Childhood Obesity 10 20% 15%
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Table 24. Births to Teens, Ages 15-
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Alcohol, Drug and Cigarette Use by
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30 Child Deaths DEFINITION Child de
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Youth Violence DEFINITION Youth vio
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Disconnected Youth DEFINITION Disco
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Juveniles Referred to Family Court
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Juveniles at the Training School DE
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Juveniles at the Training School Gi
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Children of Incarcerated Parents DE
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Children Witnessing Domestic Violen
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Child Abuse and Neglect DEFINITION
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Child Abuse and Neglect Indicated A
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Children in Out-of-Home Placement D
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Permanency for Children in DCYF Car
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Child of the Sun by Lillian M. Fish
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Table 31. Rhode Island Public Schoo
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Table 32. Infants and Toddlers Enro
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Table 33. Children Ages Birth to Th
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Infant and Preschool Child Care Tab
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Table 35. Measuring Quality in Earl
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Children Enrolled in Head Start Tab
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Full-Day Kindergarten Table 37. Chi
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Children Receiving Child Care Subsi
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Federal Financing After-School Care
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English Language Learners Table 40.
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Table 41. Kindergarten Through 12th
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Table 42. Student Mobility and Stab
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Fourth-Grade Reading Skills Table 4
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Eighth-Grade Reading Skills Table 4
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Table 45. Fourth and Eighth Grade M
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Schools Making Insufficient Progres
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Chronic Early Absence Table 47. Chr
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School Attendance Table 48. Student
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Table 49. Disciplinary Actions, Rho
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High School Graduation Rate Table 5
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College Preparation and Access Tabl
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Teens Not in School and Not Working
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Methodology The 2010 Rhode Island K
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Methodology & References Family Inc
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References 6 U.S. Census Bureau, Am
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References 13,15 Rhode Island Depar
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References (continued from page 63)
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References 15 U.S. Department of He
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References RICHIST, 2009. 29 Safety
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References 16,21 Chang, H. N. & Agu
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Committees
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Acknowledgements The 2010 Rhode Isl
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Acknowledgements Michael Burk, RI D
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Notes 180 2010 Rhode Island KIDS CO
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