18.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5, IL (1.4k out of 7.69k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.