 About 27.6% of families and 37.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.4% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.Public education is provided for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students from the Cossatot River School District, which includes Wickes Elementary School, and Cossatot River High School.The high school formed in 2013, with the merger of Wickes High School and Van-Cove High School.