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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
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
40.7
36.4
46.8
40.6
  Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
18.8
11.5
17.2
11.1
  Percent low birthweight infants
  2001-2005/2006-2010
 MO
  St. Louis
8.0
8.7
8.1
9.0
  Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)
  2001-2005/2006-2010
 MO
  St. Louis
7.7
8.5
7.1
7.3
  Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)
  2001-2005/2006-2010
 MO
  St. Louis
22.8
19.5
18.5
16.5
  Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
32.4
15.0
31.9
16.8
  Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
4.0
2.1
4.4
1.9
  Percent annual high school dropouts
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
3.9
2.3
3.5
2.8
  Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
44.8
28.2
36.9
28.1
  Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)
  2001-2005/2006-2010
 MO
  St. Louis
64.7
41.0
61.2
42.1

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   Demographic Change   
    Trend Data
    Base Year Current Year
  Child population
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
1,432,228
241,897
1,425,436
234,174
  Children as a percent of total population
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
24.5
24.2
23.8
23.4
  Percent Minority children
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
22.2
35.7
25.5
40.9
  Children with limited English proficiency
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
19,092
3,848
19,986
3,583

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   Economic Condition of Families   
    Trend Data
    Base Year Current Year
  Percent children in poverty
  2000/2009
 MO
  St. Louis
15.3
9.3
20.2
14.0
        Children under age 6  MO
  St. Louis
17.7
10.7
24.5
17.4
  Percent children in single parent families
  2000/2009
 MO
  St. Louis
24.3
23.3
32.6
33.6
  Average annual wage/salary
  2006/2009
 MO
  St. Louis
$37,851
$45,999
$41,040
$50,058
  Adult unemployment rate
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
4.8
4.7
9.6
9.4
  High school graduation rate
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
85.8
89.6
85.8
88.6

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   Family Supports   
    Trend Data
    Base Year Current Year
  Percent parents paying child support in state system
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
53.0
51.9
57.1
54.1
  Children receiving subsidized child care
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
41,295
8,875
46,795
11,804
  Licensed child care capacity
  2006/2011
 MO
  St. Louis
144,628
28,183
152,750
28,739
  Accredited child care facilities
  2003/2008
 MO
  St. Louis
613
53
531
75
  Percent children receiving cash assistance
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
4.9
3.5
4.8
3.4
  Percent children receiving food stamps
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
30.5
22.0
37.4
28.7

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   Health/Mental Health   
    Trend Data
    Base Year Current Year
  Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
32.9
23.8
36.9
27.4
  Percent children with elevated blood lead levels
  2006/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
2.2
1.3
1.0
0.0
  Children receiving public SED mental health services
  2008/2010
 MO
  St. Louis
18,116
2,768
22,328
2,829
  Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)
  2006/2009
 MO
  St. Louis
58.0
65.9
51.3
70.5

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