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   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 38.0 31.3 40.7 36.4   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 18.9 10.3 18.8 11.5   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   St. Louis 7.7 8.1 8.1 8.8   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   St. Louis 7.5 7.9 7.7 8.5   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   St. Louis 25.3 18.4 23.2 20.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 44.0 24.7 32.7 15.2   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 5.1 2.6 4.1 2.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 3.7 2.8 4.1 2.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 44.0 26.3 45.6 28.3   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   St. Louis 71.6 41.7 65.5 40.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 1,408,071 248,170 1,416,592 238,349   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 24.8 24.4 24.2 23.8   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 21.4 32.8 21.6 34.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 11,535 1,957 19,092 3,848 (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 10.7 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   2002/2005  MO   St. Louis $32,527 $39,118 $35,448 $43,034   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 5.2 4.7 4.8 4.6   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 82.5 86.7 85.8 89.6 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 50.1 49.6 53.0 51.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 44,201 7,918 41,295 8,875   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   St. Louis 131,943 27,680 142,019 28,582   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   St. Louis 345 98 527 68   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 6.0 4.4 5.0 3.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 25.8 16.5 30.9 22.3 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 35.1 23.9 33.3 24.2   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   St. Louis 5.0 2.3 2.2 1.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   St. Louis 36,629 3,587 45,449 3,941   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   St. Louis 61.8 55.9 59.0 66.9

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