 The per capita income for the town was $15,732.About 10.2% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.1% of those sixty five or over.Public education for elementary and secondary school students in the area is served by the Guy–Perkins School District, which leads to graduation from Guy–Perkins High School.