28.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley), NY (38.9k out of 135k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley), NY is White, followed by Hispanic 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.