Profile for Pettis

- Indicators of Child Well-Being - Demographic Change - Economic Condition of Families - Family Supports - Health /Mental Health - Contact Information - Definitions & Data Sources

Indicators of Child Well-Being        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent of students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 38.0 43.4 40.7 49.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 18.9 28.3 18.8 28.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Pettis 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Pettis 7.5 8.8 7.7 8.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Pettis 25.3 35.3 23.2 10.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 44.0 61.1 32.7 42.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 5.1 4.8 4.1 3.3   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 44.0 59.7 45.6 74.8   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Pettis 71.6 76.5 65.5 57.6 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 1,408,071 10,189 1,416,592 10,265   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 24.8 25.9 24.2 25.3   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 21.4 14.3 21.6 15.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 11,535 184 19,092 559 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Pettis 17.7 18.2 15.3 16.6         Children under age 6  MO   Pettis 20.2 18.8 17.7 18.8   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Pettis 19.5 17.9 24.3 23.2   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Pettis $32,527 $24,930 $35,448 $26,813   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 5.2 6.1 4.8 5.2   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 82.5 85.1 85.8 88.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 50.1 56.0 53.0 57.7   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 44,201 375 41,295 225   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Pettis 131,943 978 142,019 1,255   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Pettis 345 1 527 6   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 6.0 5.4 5.0 6.0   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 25.8 30.8 30.9 37.3 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 35.1 38.0 33.3 39.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Pettis 5.0 6.8 2.2 1.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Pettis 36,629 288 45,449 309   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Pettis 61.8 109.2 59.0 127.9

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