11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Astoria Community Unit School District 1, IL (184 out of 1.58k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Astoria Community Unit School District 1, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.