 The per capita income for the borough was $11,602.About 25.6% of families and 34.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.In the early 20th century, the Ku Klux Klan arrived, giving the town its continuing presence of white supremacists and national significance.