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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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Houses Built Prior to 1950

County: St. Louis
Measurement Period: 2018-2022
This indicator shows the percentage of houses in the area built prior to 1950.
 
Numerator = Total estimate of housing units built prior to 1950
Denominator = Total estimate of housing units

Why is this important?

Houses built prior to 1950 that have not undergone substantial updates may contain hazardous materials. Lead based paint, which was banned in the United States in 1977, is a known toxin that causes nervous system damage, stunted growth and delayed development and is especially toxic to children under the age of six. Lead poisoning remains a major environmental health problem in the United States and the common source of exposure is dust from deteriorating lead paint in older homes. Homes built prior to 1950 are also likely to have asbestos insulation; the long-term inhalation of asbestos fibers is known to trigger cancer development specifically malignant mesothelioma and other lung diseases such as asbestosis.
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County: St. Louis

16.2%
Source: American Community Survey 5-Year
Measurement period: 2018-2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: February 2024
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Compared to MO Counties, St. Louis has a value of 16.2% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 17.2% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 25.5%.
MO Counties
Compared to U.S. Counties, St. Louis has a value of 16.2% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 15.8% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 28.3%.
U.S. Counties
Compared to the MO Value (18.0%), St. Louis has a value of 16.2% which is lower and better.
MO Value
(18.0%)
Compared to the US Value (16.7%), St. Louis has a value of 16.2% which is lower and better.
US Value
(16.7%)
Over time, the St. Louis value is decreasing, significantly.
Trend
Technical note: The U.S. Census Bureau calculates 90% confidence intervals for American Community Survey estimates. Use caution when interpreting values with wide confidence intervals. Confidence intervals that are farther away from estimates in either direction indicate uncertainty due to small survey sample sizes. The U.S. Census Bureau does not recommend comparing overlapping 5-year periods since much of the data in each estimate are the same. Use caution when comparing estimates for census tracts over time as these geographies are redefined with each decennial census according to population changes.
More details:
Data for this indicator can be found in table B25034 on data.census.gov.
 
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Filed under: Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Physical Determinants of Health

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