 The per capita income for the city was $12,944.About 13.2% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.Public education in Hermitage is administered by Hermitage R-IV School District, which operates one elementary school, one middle school and Hermitage High School.