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Executive Summary The 2014 Children's Assessment (the "Assessment") provides data and information on the status and wellbeing of children in the community. The Assessment provides information, which will aid in identifying unmet health and human service needs of the youth population and serve as a basis for planning activities. The Indian River County Children's Advisory Committee engaged the Health Council of Southeast Florida to conduct the 2014 Assessment. The Assessment includes secondary data from national, state and local databases and when appropriate and possible, comparative information is presented. Additionally, the Assessment also includes primary data from focus groups and key informant interviews. This results in a comprehensive assessment of both quantitative and qualitative data that will serve well to inform various community stakeholders The Assessment includes information and data in the following areas: 1. Demographics and Socioeconomics 2. Health and Behavior 3. Education 4. Child Welfare Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile This section provides information on a number of key demographic, social and economic indicators such as population, population growth, race and ethnicity and poverty. Key findings include: • In 2013, there were 141,994 individuals living in Indian River County, representing .73% of the state's population. • In 2013, there were 28,574 individuals 0-19 years of age in Indian River; 20.1 % of the county's population; • The youth population 0-18 in Indian River's increased by 18.9% from 2000 — 2013; • In 2012, 78.2% of the child population from 0 to 18 years of age were white, 16.5% were black and 21.1 % were Hispanic; • In 2013, 18.9% of families in Indian River with children under 18 were living in poverty; of these, 38.9% had female head of household with no husband present. • In 2013, 21.3% of children under 18 years were living below the poverty level 8IPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014