### Question
What is the definition of low-income community?


### Answer
The definition of **low-income community** is as follows in *20 U.S.C. § 1078*:

> a community in which 70 percent of households within the community earn less than 85 percent of the State median household income

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1078*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER IV-STUDENT ASSISTANCE > Part B-Federal Family Education Loan Program**

