Profile for St. Charles

- 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   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 40.5 13.3 42.0 15.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 18.6 7.8 17.9 7.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   St. Charles 7.8 6.1 8.1 7.3   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   St. Charles 7.7 6.2 7.4 5.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   St. Charles 24.2 20.3 20.3 11.1   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 41.3 16.8 32.1 14.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 4.7 1.2 3.8 1.4   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 3.3 2.6 3.9 2.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 44.3 20.7 45.4 20.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   St. Charles 68.3 30.1 66.7 38.1 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 1,416,633 87,501 1,421,469 90,702   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 24.6 27.3 24.0 26.0   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 21.3 9.4 22.6 12.2   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 14,855 381 19,053 539 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   St. Charles 15.3 4.9 18.3 5.8         Children under age 6  MO   St. Charles 17.7 6.5 22.0 6.1   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   St. Charles 24.3 16.3 31.2 18.2   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   St. Charles $34,361 $33,977 $38,154 $37,201   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 5.8 4.5 6.1 5.4   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 85.6 88.7 85.8 90.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 51.4 56.4 56.5 58.5   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 45,071 1,105 42,224 1,084   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   St. Charles 139,101 9,067 147,605 10,835   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   St. Charles 417 21 563 18   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 5.5 1.5 4.5 1.3   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 30.2 10.5 32.7 11.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 37.7 14.5 33.5 11.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   St. Charles 3.0 0.3 1.2 0.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   St. Charles 19,413 1,033 15,183 988   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   St. Charles 60.1 48.3 55.6 46.3

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