21.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clinton City Schools, NC (3.27k out of 15.3k 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 45 - 54, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clinton City Schools, NC 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.