5.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Brunswick Township School District, NJ (2.89k out of 49.8k 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 Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Brunswick Township School District, NJ is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

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.