 About 8.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.Until 2007, the mayor of De Graff was Stephanie Orsborne.She was defeated by a 3-1 margin in the elections of November 2007 by Philip Fawcett.