For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $16,513. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $21,818 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,259. About 59.7% of families and 63.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 72.3% of those under age 18 and 70.0% of those age 65 or over. The area is served by Chinle Unified School District #24. Tsaile Elementary School is located in Tsaile. Residents go to schools in Chinle for middle and high school, including Chinle High School. Tsaile is the home of the main campus of Diné College (formerly Navajo Community College), a tribally controlled community college with seven other campuses across the Navajo Nation.