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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

53,247

100.0

10

24.6

26,315

26,932

50,776

2,471

 

Under 1

774

1.5

15

19.1

418

356

735

39

1 - 4

3,166

5.9

9

22.0

1,630

1,536

2,976

190

5 - 9

4,152

7.8

7

21.8

2,124

2,028

3,896

256

10 - 14

4,400

8.3

5

21.0

2,305

2,095

4,137

263

15 - 19

3,934

7.4

35

21.1

2,055

1,879

3,704

230

20 - 24

3,070

5.8

34

17.5

1,534

1,536

2,893

177

25 - 29

3,257

6.1

35

-1.9

1,612

1,645

3,109

148

30 - 34

3,769

7.1

8

6.6

1,824

1,945

3,570

199

35 - 39

4,355

8.2

5

36.6

2,132

2,223

4,183

172

40 - 44

4,213

7.9

7

38.2

2,112

2,101

4,015

198

45 - 54

7,090

13.3

30

48.6

3,489

3,601

6,800

290

55 - 64

5,065

9.5

52

41.1

2,465

2,600

4,903

162

65 - 74

3,466

6.5

67

18.3

1,653

1,813

3,367

99

75 - 84

1,942

3.6

71

15.4

789

1,153

1,909

33

85+

594

1.1

74

14.0

173

421

587

7

10 - 17

6,940

13.0

42

21.6

3,609

3,331

6,529

411

18 - 19

1,394

2.6

71

18.6

751

643

1,313

81

65+

6,002

11.3

71

16.9

2,615

3,387

5,863

139

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

53,247

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

23,146

43.5%

28

County Rank:

12

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

18,986

35.7%

20

Population Density:

88 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

10

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

7,972

15.3%

62

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.2%

23,550

61

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

3,229

21.2%

62

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$18,074.00

52

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

19.1%

10,177

53

          Uninsured

7,348

17.3%

50

Medicaid Eligible Children

37.2%

6,350

63

          Medicare

2,993

7.0%

67

EPSDT Participation (2001)

38.0%

 

18

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

3,886

9.1%

41

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.6%

833

43

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

8,892

16.7%

48

WIC Average Caseload

 

1,437

17

+Federal estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error.  See definition for discussion.

 

FERTILITY

 

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

County Rank

 

Number or Rate

County Rank

Live Births

804

17.1**

14

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

3,767

13

Low Birth Weight

52

6.5%

64

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

6.4%

72

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

35

4.4%

58

General Fertility Rate (2000)

71.0**

19

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

182

22.9%

29

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

61.7**

47

Female Population,15 - 19

1,879

7.8%

28

Female Population, 15 - 44

11,329

15

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

4

7.5

20

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

2

3.8

44

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

<4

<7.5

8

Early Latent

1

1.9

36

AIDS

<4

<7.5

68

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

7

13.1

58

            Chlamydia

47

88.3

65

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

9

11.2+ 

20

Breast Cancer

6

11.9++

39

All Causes

489

1,045.9++

29

Cerebrovascular Disease

30

68.6++

47

Heart Disease

144

308.4++

32

Motor Vehicle Accidents

12

23.5++

49

Cardiovascular Disease

185

400.6++

35

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

106

218.2++

34

Suicide

5

10.3++

47

Lung Cancer

31

62.5++

54

Homicide

1

1.7++

50

+ Rate is per 1,000 live births.

++ Rate is per 100,000 and  age adjusted to U.S. 2000 population.

 

2000 HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA)                                   2000 MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA)

Is this a total county HPSA?

NO

 

Is this a total county MUA?

NO

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

YES

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

YES

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      34,192

(64.2% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

4,004

(7.5% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

37

Total Dental

98

Total Nursing

803

Primary Care Physicians

27

Total Optometry

4

Licensed Practical Nurse

289

Total Chiropractors

5

Total Social Work

14

Registered Nurse

513

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are no Community Health Centers in this county.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

VAN BUREN

3.6

2.0

1.0

1.0

5.0

0.0

6,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

CRAWFORD COUNTY HOME HEALTH

Home Health Agency

0

CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Surgery And General Medical Care

103

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

Med-Tech EMS of Crawford County

Advanced

Angel Care EMS- Van Buren

Advanced