Profile for Webster

- 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   Webster 39.2 41.7 41.7 43.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Webster 18.6 35.2 18.2 34.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Webster 7.8 6.2 8.1 6.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Webster 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Webster 24.8 28.8 22.8 39.1   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Webster 47.0 45.7 32.6 35.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Webster 4.8 1.5 3.8 1.7   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Webster 3.4 4.1 3.7 3.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Webster 43.1 39.9 45.7 58.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Webster 70.3 43.4 65.1 89.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Webster 1,407,342 9,126 1,424,830 9,665   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Webster 24.7 27.6 24.2 26.9   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Webster 21.6 5.0 22.2 3.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Webster 14,855 2 18,971 9 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Webster 17.7 26.9 15.3 21.0         Children under age 6  MO   Webster 20.2 37.1 17.7 21.8   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Webster 19.5 12.9 24.3 17.1   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Webster $33,257 $22,860 $36,643 $24,979   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Webster 5.6 4.9 5.0 4.7   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Webster 84.4 78.2 86.3 80.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Webster 51.1 58.8 55.2 63.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Webster 43,287 147 39,596 104   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Webster 136,647 647 148,239 783   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Webster 407 4 473 7   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Webster 5.6 2.9 4.7 3.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Webster 28.1 26.0 31.0 27.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Webster 37.2 37.7 33.2 30.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Webster 4.4 1.3 1.5 0.5   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Webster 41,176 313 45,449 395   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Webster 59.8 29.0 58.6 56.5

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