2 5 , 8 9 3 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 1 7 , 1 8 8 ▁versus ▁$ 1 6 , 2 5 0 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁$ 1 2 , 9 1 2 . ▁About ▁ 2 4 . 2 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 2 9 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 4 6 . 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 . 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁H askell ▁Cons olid ated ▁Independent ▁School ▁District ▁oper ates ▁public ▁schools ▁serving ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁single - camp us ▁Ro chester ▁Independent ▁School ▁District ▁served ▁the ▁community . ▁The ▁high ▁school ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Due ▁to ▁rapidly ▁decl ining ▁en roll ment , ▁the ▁district , ▁now ▁named ▁Ro chester - Count y ▁Line ▁Independent ▁School ▁District , ▁merged ▁with ▁H askell ▁C IS D ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁Ro chester ▁campus ▁now ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁district ' s ▁junior ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁During ▁cons olid ation , ▁some ▁children ▁transferred ▁to ▁Kno x ▁City ▁and ▁Rule