5.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Meadow Union Free School District, NY (2.93k out of 50.2k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Meadow Union Free School District, NY 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.