14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Des Moines Municipal Schools, NM (108 out of 741 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 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Des Moines Municipal Schools, NM 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.