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   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 39.2 32.8 41.7 36.7   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 18.6 10.0 18.2 11.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   St. Louis 7.8 8.3 8.1 8.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   St. Louis 7.7 8.0 7.5 8.5   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   St. Louis 24.8 18.4 22.8 21.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 47.0 26.2 32.6 17.2   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 4.8 2.3 3.8 1.9   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 3.4 2.3 3.7 2.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 43.1 25.0 45.7 29.1   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   St. Louis 70.3 39.4 65.1 42.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 1,407,342 245,538 1,424,830 232,461   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 24.7 24.2 24.2 23.4   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 21.6 33.6 22.2 36.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   St. Louis 14,855 2,722 18,971 3,271 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   St. Louis 17.7 7.6 15.3 9.3         Children under age 6  MO   St. Louis 20.2 8.1 17.7 10.7   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   St. Louis 19.5 16.9 24.3 23.3   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   St. Louis $33,257 $40,211 $36,643 $44,761   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.9   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 84.4 88.2 86.3 89.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 51.1 50.1 55.2 53.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 43,287 8,231 39,596 9,318   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   St. Louis 136,647 26,916 148,239 28,881   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   St. Louis 407 54 473 56   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 5.6 4.0 4.7 3.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 28.1 18.5 31.0 23.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 37.2 25.5 33.2 25.8   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   St. Louis 4.4 2.2 1.5 0.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   St. Louis 41,176 3,858 45,449 3,941   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   St. Louis 59.8 56.8 58.6 67.1

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