Profile for St. Louis

- 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. Louis 40.5 34.3 42.0 36.9   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 18.6 10.4 17.9 11.0   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   St. Louis 7.8 8.4 8.1 9.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   St. Louis 7.7 8.0 7.4 8.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   St. Louis 24.2 18.8 20.3 18.8   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 41.3 19.4 32.1 16.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 4.7 2.3 3.8 2.0   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 3.3 2.3 3.9 2.1   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 44.3 26.3 45.4 28.1   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   St. Louis 68.3 39.6 66.7 42.7 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 1,416,633 242,391 1,421,469 228,054   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 24.6 24.0 24.0 23.0   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 21.3 33.5 22.6 36.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 14,855 2,722 19,053 3,178 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   St. Louis 15.3 9.3 18.3 12.9         Children under age 6  MO   St. Louis 17.7 10.7 22.0 17.2   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   St. Louis 24.3 23.3 31.2 31.9   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   St. Louis $34,361 $41,487 $38,154 $46,997   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 5.8 5.5 6.1 5.9   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 85.6 89.4 85.8 90.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 51.4 50.4 56.5 53.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 45,071 8,812 42,224 10,216   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   St. Louis 139,101 28,382 147,605 28,305   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   St. Louis 417 52 563 74   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 5.5 4.0 4.5 3.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 30.2 20.7 32.7 25.3 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 37.7 26.4 33.5 25.8   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   St. Louis 3.0 1.5 1.2 0.6   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   St. Louis 19,413 2,802 15,183 2,316   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   St. Louis 60.1 62.6 55.6 62.1

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