What is the Child Watch Visitation Program?

Valencia CountyCounty SummaryFamiliesThe average family size in Valencia Countyis 3.62. The countyemploymentlevel is 59.1percent, which is 6.2 percent less than thestatelevel of63 percent.The annual medianfamily income is $17,832, which is 5.3 percentmore than the state median income.About 35.7 percent of the adults in thecounty have not finished high school. Womenare the headsofl1.9percentor1,839 householdsin the county. Ofthe women who workoutside the home, 1,877 have preschoolchildren.ChildrenThere are 11,900 children in Valencia County,and 3,200 are under the age offive. Schoolagedchildren are sex:ved by 2 school districts:Belen and Los Lunas.Ethnic Heritage of Familiesother 1%Indian 8%Block 1%IEconomic HighlightsPopulation: 61.115Median Income: $17,832;:;l;:ji!.'!tations~'62~;:;:~Technical, Sales, Admin.Precision Production/CraftHow Are TheChildren Doing?\3,738 or 17.2% live in poverty.121 are homeless.92 became teen mothers in1987426 children were the subjectsof child abuse orneglectinvestigations in198853 is the aven,lge standardizedtest score for 8thgraders14.2 %of teens drop out ofschoolAnglo 45%Hispanic 45%S~·. Coafiritmfor CftiftfrUl 96