 The per capita income for the city was $15,194.About 15.2% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 27.8% of those sixty five or over.Since the consolidation of the Humnoke School District on July 1, 1998, public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Carlisle School District, which leads to graduation from Carlisle High School.