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Demographics
Data Center
Basic Demographics View Virgin Islands's main
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Total child population (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
KIDS COUNT Census Data
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Online
33,269 31,656 30,917 28,786 27,903 View 2000 KIDS COUNT
Census data, covering hundreds
of indicators for thousands of
Total child population (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years geographic areas.
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
28.4% 28.4% 27.7% 25.0% 24.0%
Child population by gender (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
Gender 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Female 50.4% 49.6% 50.3% 49.5% 47.0%
Male 49.6% 50.4% 49.7% 50.5% 53.0%
Children born in the Virgin Islands (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show
All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
27,311 25,177 26,685 25,051 24,257
Children born in the Virgin Islands (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show
All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
75.7% 72.3% 77.2% 80.2% 79.3%
Children in Immigrant Families
http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/stateprofile.aspx?state=VI&group=Grantee&loc=54&dt=1%2c3%2c2%2c4[7/27/2010 12:58:44 AM]

Children who are not U.S. citizens (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show
All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
3,305 2,995 2,761 1,455 1,136
Children who are not U.S. citizens (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show
All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
9.2% 8.6% 8.0% 4.7% 3.7%
Indicators by Race and Ethnicity
Child population by race (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
5.6% 5.1% 4.8% 3.6% 3.6%
Children of Hispanic origin (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
6,534 6,463 10,468 6,648 5,872
Children of Hispanic origin (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
18.1% 18.6% 30.3% 21.3% 19.2%
Indicators by Age Group
Child population by age group (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All
Years
Age group 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Under 5 8,188 7,371 7,937 6,823 5,809
Ages 5-9 9,144 9,016 7,866 7,130 7,440
Ages 10-14 10,232 9,609 10,002 8,744 9,209
Ages 15-19 8,494 8,821 8,751 8,534 8,138
Child population by age group (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All
Years
Age group 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Under 5 22.7% 21.2% 23.0% 21.8% 19.0%
Ages 5-9 25.4% 25.9% 22.8% 22.8% 24.3%
Ages 10-14 28.4% 27.6% 28.9% 28.0% 30.1%
Ages 15-19 23.6% 25.3% 25.3% 27.3% 26.6%
Other Demographics
Language spoken at home (Number)

Language 2004 2005 2006 2007
Spoken at
Home
Speak only
English at 21,422 20,438 19,334 18,982
Home
Speak Other
Language at 6,024 4,181 5,074 5,806
Home
Language spoken at home (Percent)

Language 2004 2005 2006 2007

Spoken at
Home
Speak only
English at 78.1% 83.0% 79.2% 76.6%
Home
Speak Other
Language at 21.9% 17.0% 20.8% 23.4%
Home
Education
Early Childhood
Head Start enrollment (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1,101 928 964 1,038 977
Head Start children with Medicaid (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show
All Years
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
39% 39% 21% 17% 20%
Head Start children with disabilities (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years;
Show All Years
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
9% 10% 9% 9% 10%
School Age
Teens (ages 16-19) not in school and not working (Percent) Showing most
recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
9.2% 14.5% 13.4% 11.3% 17.0%
Teen dropouts (age 16-19) (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
n/a 11.0% 15.7% 13.8% 13.1%
Secondary public school dropouts (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show
All Years
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
5.0% 4.4% 5.6% 4.3% 5.8%
Years of highest dropout risk (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All
Years
Grade Level 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
7th 10 25 7 12 19
8th 9 34 20 32 40
9th 132 128 138 138 199
10th 116 78 122 82 93
11th 81 N/A 77 44 66
12th 69 30 76 45 45

Years of highest dropout risk (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All
Years
Grade Level 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
7th 0.5% 1.4% 0.4% 0.7% 1.2%
8th 0.7% 2.5% 1.6% 2.4% 3.3%
9th 7.6% 6.7% 7.7% 7.5% 10.5%
10th 9.2% 7.0% 11.6% 6.5% 7.9%
11th N/A N/A 7.9% 4.4% 6.0%
12th N/A 3.0% 7.9% 4.7% 4.7%
Young Adults
Educational attainment ages 18-24 (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years;

Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
64.1% 64.1% 51.5% 66.0% 63.1%
Test Scores
Grade 5 Reading proficiency (Percent)

Achievement 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Level
Advanced 4.4% 7.1% 5.7% 8.8%
Proficient 25.5% 27.4% 27.7% 29.3%
Basic 56.0% 54.0% 41.3% 53.4%
Below basic 14.1% 11.4% 25.3% 8.5%
Grade 5 Math proficiency (Percent)

Achievement 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Level
Advanced 8.2% 12.7% 13.3% 15.7%
Proficient 23.9% 28.1% 32.9% 36.9%
Basic 56.9% 52.1% 46.5% 42.6%
Below basic 11.0% 7.1% 7.3% 4.7%

Achievement 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Level
Advanced 3.7% 2.9% 3.3% 4.3%
Proficient 14.0% 14.1% 15.3% 17.9%
Basic 67.0% 65.0% 65.9% 65.4%
Below basic 15.3% 18.1% 15.5% 12.5%

Achievement 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Level
Advanced 2.2% 3.3% 2.9% 4.1%
Proficient 28.2% 32.6% 33.2% 36.5%
Basic 63.3% 58.7% 58.8% 56.0%
Below basic 6.3% 5.5% 5.1% 3.4%

Achievement 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Level
Advanced 1.8% 1.6% 3.9% 3.7%
Proficient 20.7% 24.3% 27.4% 25.9%
Basic N/A 48.6% 47.5% 47.7%
Below basic N/A 25.5% 21.2% 22.8%

Achievement 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Level
Advanced 5.4% 5.6% 7.9% 8.4%
Proficient 31.2% 33.3% 38.6% 36.2%
Basic N/A 59.3% 52.0% 54.2%
Below basic N/A 1.7% 1.5% 1.2%
Economic Well-Being
Employment and Income
Median family income (Currency) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
$36,448 $32,613 $37,869 $38,914 $42,673
Per capita income (Currency)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
$14,730 $14,336 $15,459 $16,286 $16,562
Unemployment rate (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
9.6% 6.2% 5.1% 5.6% 4.4%
Employment of family household heads (Percent)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
68.4% 66.0% 73.0% 72.6% 66.6%
Unemployed teens, age 16-19 (Percent)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
32.9% 31.9% 25.1% 23.0% 30.6%
Youth ages 16-19 employed full-time (Percent)

2004 2005 2006 2007
8.9% 10.1% 8.0% 6.3%
Poverty
Children in poverty (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
32.0% 35.0% 36.0% 29.5% 34.1%

Families in poverty (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
22.2% 21.5% 22.5% 21.7% 23.8%
Families with related children in poverty (Percent) Showing most recent 5

years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
26.8% 27.1% 28.4% 26.3% 28.9%
Individuals in poverty (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
25.6% 27.4% 26.8% 24.6% 28.5%
Indicators by Race and Ethnicity
Median family income by race (Currency) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All
Years
Race 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
White $61,557 $42,343 $60,906 $57,802 $66,350
Black $34,457 $31,351 $36,017 $38,072 $41,703
Other races $30,078 $32,445 $34,019 $34,275 $29,376
Families in poverty by race (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
Race 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Black 22.9% 22.7% 21.8% 23.0% 22.8%
White 9.1% 17.3% 17.4% 9.3% 13.0%
Other races 32.0% 18.4% 33.2% 22.2% 35.4%
Unemployment rate by race (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
Race 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Black 9.1% 6.0% 4.7% 5.7% 4.7%
White 8.1% 2.1% 1.3% 4.6% 3.6%
Other races 13.9% 10.2% 14.1% 6.0% 4.0%
Family and Community
Family Structure
Children in single-mother households (Number) Showing most recent 5 years;

Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
11,649 12,876 12,360 11,657 11,673
Children in single-mother households (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years;

Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
35% 41% 40% 41% 42%
Children in married-couple households (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years;

Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
38.9% 31.0% 32.8% 35.5% 33.2%

Children in married-couple households (Number) Showing most recent 5 years;

Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
12,934 10,132 10,132 10,208 9,264
Health
Birth Outcomes
Low birth-weight babies (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
10.7% 11.4% 10.8% 10.2% 11.6%
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) (Rate) Showing most recent 5 years;
Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
5.3 4.8 5.5 4.5 6.8
Teen births (per 1,000 females ages 15-19) (Rate) Showing most recent 5
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
48.4 47.4 47.0 53.6 57.4
Health Insurance
Uninsurance rates by age group (Percent)

Age group 2003 2009
0 to 5 22.5% 24.3%
6 to 17 19.4% 29.4%
18 to 24 50.4% 53.4%
25-34 29.9% 34.7%
35-54 25.9% 33.0%
55-64 23.1% 27.6%
65 and up 4.5% 4.0%
All Age Groups 24.1% 28.7%
Uninsurance rates by poverty status (Percent)

Poverty Level 2003 2009
<100% FPL 52.9% 50.0%
100-199% FPL 37.7% 44.6%
200-299% FPL 39.3% 38.8%
300-399% FPL 24.4% 32.3%
>/=400% FPL 13.4% 17.1%
All incomes 24.1% 28.7%
Vital Statistics
Child deaths (Rate per 100,000) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
12.0 25.0 24.8 30.8 50.7

Teen deaths (Rate per 100,000) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
12 102 114 117 123
Mental Health
Youth suicide attempt by gender (Percent)

Gender 2006 2007
Female 13.1% 11.4%
Male 4.5% 5.2%
Other Health
Children with a disability (Number)

2006 2007
1,459 783
Children with a disability (Percent)

2006 2007
6.0% 3.2%
Safety and Risky Behaviors
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child abuse and neglect (Rate per 1,000 children) Showing most recent 5
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
7 10 9 12 14
Child maltreatment by type (Rate per 1,000) Showing most recent 5 years; Show
All Years
Type of 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Abuse
Neglect 4.0 5.8 4.6 6.8 N/A
Physical
2.4 2.9 2.1 2.4 N/A
Abuse
Sexual
1.4 1.5 1.8 2.3 N/A
Abuse
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile violent crime arrests (Rate per 100,000 youth ages 10-17)
Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
458 334 390 499 539
Youth in juvenile detention and correctional facilities (Number) Showing

most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
191 127 105 234 151
Youth in juvenile detention and correctional facilities by gender

(Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years

Gender 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Female 14% 13% 20% 19% 14%
Male 86% 87% 80% 81% 86%
Youth in juvenile detention who are school dropouts at time of

admission (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
20% 15% 21% 28% 23%
Youth in juvenile detention diagnosed with special education needs

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
21% 32% 28% 25% 26%
Youth in juvenile detention who were living at home at time of arrest

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
79% 86% 88% 89% 85%
Youth in juvenile detention who are from single-parent homes

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
62% 77% 82% 83% 80%
Youth in juvenile detention by offender status (Percent)

Youth in 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
detention
and
correctional
facilities
First time
51% 70% 44% 58% 42%
offenders
Repeat
49% 30% 44% 42% 58%
offenders
Youth remanded to juvenile detention for violent crime (Percent)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
30% 37% 29% 38% 30%
Youth remanded to juvenile detention for property crime (Percent)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
34% 32% 37% 42% 48%
Out of Home Placement
Foster care placement (Rate per 1,000) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All
Years
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
5.2 5.4 4.0 3.5 3.6

Other Safety and Risky Behaviors
Alcohol, cigarette, and drug use among public high school students
(Percent)
Controlled-substance 2006 2007
Alcohol 41.6% 45.9%
Cigarettes 31.0% 28.0%
Marijuana 17.7% 20.2%
Bullying among public high school students (Percent)

Incident 2006 2007
Bullied someone 24.4% 26.3%
Was bullied 9.1% 8.1%
Safety and violence at public high schools (Percent)

Incident 2006 2007
Carried a weapon on
13.2% 12.6%
school property
Carried a handgun to
3.3% 4.0%
school
Did not attend school
8.5% 9.4%
because felt unsafe
Threatened or injured on
12.1% 11.2%
school property
In a physical fight 34.4% 16.8%
In a physical fight on school
17.6% 34.8%
property
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Geographic Area: Indicators: Notes/Sources:

Profile for Virgin Islands (Territory)

VI KIDS COUNT Indicators TOOLBOX: Print Email Share

RELATED KIDS COUNT

Children in Immigrant Families

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Indicators by Race and Ethnicity

Indicators by Age Group

Language spoken at home (Number)

Language spoken at home (Percent)

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Language 2004 2005 2006 2007

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Educational attainment ages 18-24 (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years;

Grade 5 Reading proficiency (Percent)

Grade 5 Math proficiency (Percent)

Grade 7 Reading proficiency (Percent)

Grade 7 Math proficiency (Percent)

Grade 11 Reading proficiency (Percent)

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Achievement 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Grade 11 Math proficiency (Percent)

Employment and Income

Per capita income (Currency)

Employment of family household heads (Percent)

Unemployed teens, age 16-19 (Percent)

Youth ages 16-19 employed full-time (Percent)

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Families with related children in poverty (Percent) Showing most recent 5

Indicators by Race and Ethnicity

Family and Community

Children in single-mother households (Number) Showing most recent 5 years;

Children in single-mother households (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years;

Children in married-couple households (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years;

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Children in married-couple households (Number) Showing most recent 5 years;

Uninsurance rates by age group (Percent)

Uninsurance rates by poverty status (Percent)

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Youth suicide attempt by gender (Percent)

Children with a disability (Number)

Children with a disability (Percent)

Safety and Risky Behaviors

Child Abuse and Neglect

Youth in juvenile detention and correctional facilities (Number) Showing

Youth in juvenile detention and correctional facilities by gender

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(Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years

Youth in juvenile detention who are school dropouts at time of

Youth in juvenile detention diagnosed with special education needs

Youth in juvenile detention who were living at home at time of arrest

Youth in juvenile detention who are from single-parent homes

Youth in juvenile detention by offender status (Percent)

Youth remanded to juvenile detention for violent crime (Percent)

Youth remanded to juvenile detention for property crime (Percent)

Out of Home Placement

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Other Safety and Risky Behaviors

Bullying among public high school students (Percent)

Safety and violence at public high schools (Percent)