7.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Mills Community School District, IA (238 out of 3.07k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Mills Community School District, IA is White, followed by Native American 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.