 About 23.3% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.5% of those under age 18 and 21.8% of those age 65 or over.Public education in much of the CDP is provided by the Pulaski County Special School District, which operates Harris Elementary School in McAlmont, and with high school students attending nearby Sylvan Hills High School.Prior to 1971, students attended Harris High School, which closed as part of the county's desegregation activities.