2007 Statistics  |  Average Wait Time  |  Ethnicities of Children

In 2007 the Independent Adoption Center:

1. Placed 175 newborns in adoptive homes
2. Matched 242 birth and adoptive families
3. Worked with 240 prospective adoptive families
4. Was contacted by 1,017 pregnant women

The Average Wait Time

The average wait time from when a prospective adoptive family completes all of their pre-adoption paperwork and a child is placed in their home is from 6 months to 18 months.

Ethnic & Racial Backgrounds of Children Placed in 2007

57% Caucasian
9% Hispanic/Caucasian
8% African American
7% Hispanic
4% African American/Caucasian
4% African American/Hispanic
3% Asian/Caucasian
2% Asian
1% Asian/Hispanic

The remaining 5% had three or more ethnic and/or racial backgrounds.