12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Berkeley School District 87, IL (2.64k out of 20.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Berkeley School District 87, IL is Hispanic, followed by Black and Other.

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.