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Mothers by the numbers:
3,681 = Number of women between the ages of 15 and 50 who gave birth in the past 12 months. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, Table B1302 >
11,557 / 8.6% = Married couple with children households in the City of St. Louis, which means there are 11,557 married mothers living with their own children. This type of household arrangement constitutes 8.6% of all households in the City.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, Table DP02
13,824 / 10.3% = Female-headed households with own children under 18, representing 10.3% of all City households.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, Table S1101-
25,381 / 18.9% = Households in the City of St. Louis that contain a mother living with her own children. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, Table S1101
4,789 = Number of births in the City of St. Louis between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012. There were 3,011 deaths in the same period.
35.2% = The percentage of mothers who had given birth in the past 12 months who had a bachelor's degree or higher. This is compared to 28.2% of the general population 25 years and older.
56 = Number of births in the past year per 1,000 women age 15 to 50 with a graduate or professional degree. The number was 47 per 1,000 for women whose highest level of education was a bachelor's degree.Source: 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table S1301
4,793 / 16.9% = Number of families with children who reported a mother "not in the labor force" in 2011. This number is 16.9% of the total number of families living with their own children (28,298). An additional 4,556 reported being unemployed (i.e., actively seeking employment but presently without a job).Source: 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B23007
16,032 / 56.7% = Number of families with a working mom. This is out of a total of 28,298 families living with their own children.Source: 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table B23007
60.0% = Percentage of women age 16 to 50 who had a birth in the past 12 months who were in the labor force. Source: 2011 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table S1301
51.1% = Percentage of births in the past 12 months that were to women age 15 to 50 who were unmarried (including divorced, widowed and never married women). Source: 2011 American Community Survey, American Fact Finder, Table B13002
308 = The number of mothers who had a birth in the past 12 months who were living with a cohabiting partner. Source: 2011 American Community Survey, American Fact Finder, Table B13004
17 = Number of florist establishments in the City of St. Louis in 2011. There were 144 employees working in these florist establishments. Source: County Business Patterns: 2011
78 = Number of employees of the 14 gift, novelty, and souvenir stores in the City of St. Louis in 2011.Source: County Business Patterns: 2011
34 = The number of cosmetics, beauty supplies and perfume stores in the City of St. Louis in 2011. Perfume is a popular gift given on Mother's Day.Source: County Business Patterns: 2011
11 = Number of jewelry stores in the City of St. Louis in 2011 - the place to purchase necklaces, earrings and other timeless pieces for mom.Source: County Business Patterns: 2011
