5.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7, SD (269 out of 4.63k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 15 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7, SD is White, followed by Two Or More 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.