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   2004/2008  MO   Webster 40.5 44.8 42.0 45.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Webster 18.6 33.7 17.9 29.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Webster 7.8 5.6 8.1 6.8   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Webster 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Webster 24.2 17.0 20.3 40.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Webster 41.3 52.1 32.1 37.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Webster 4.7 2.1 3.8 2.8   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Webster 3.3 4.5 3.9 3.1   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Webster 44.3 51.1 45.4 46.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Webster 68.3 51.0 66.7 75.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Webster 1,416,633 9,305 1,421,469 9,727   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Webster 24.6 27.3 24.0 26.7   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Webster 21.3 3.9 22.6 4.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Webster 14,855 2 19,053 9 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Webster 15.3 21.0 18.3 25.7         Children under age 6  MO   Webster 17.7 21.8 22.0 32.8   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Webster 24.3 17.1 31.2 22.3   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Webster $34,361 $23,979 $38,154 $26,015   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Webster 5.8 5.0 6.1 5.6   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Webster 85.6 83.8 85.8 83.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Webster 51.4 55.4 56.5 63.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Webster 45,071 156 42,224 111   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Webster 139,101 606 147,605 803   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Webster 417 4 563 8   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Webster 5.5 3.1 4.5 3.3   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Webster 30.2 28.1 32.7 28.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Webster 37.7 37.4 33.5 31.9   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Webster 3.0 1.2 1.2 1.1   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Webster 19,413 76 15,183 49   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Webster 60.1 27.8 55.6 54.2

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