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 (Back to the top)

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 (Back to the top)

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 (Back to the top)

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 (Back to the top)

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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