 The per capita income for the town was $12,610.About 7.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.2% of those sixty five or over.Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Ouachita River School District, which includes Oden Maddox Elementary School and Oden High School.