place

Steele, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Steele, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

1,449

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,600

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-33.8% since 2018

Steele lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,155 (77.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races132 (8.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone110 (7.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race79 (5.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone17 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish16
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

80

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$28,289

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

27.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing156
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care143
  3. 3.Retail Trade76
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate37
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining21

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations187
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations177
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations135
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations93
  5. 5.Service Occupations26

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.18×)156
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.24×)143

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$115,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$729/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

51.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,99985 (29.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99933 (11.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99930 (10.3%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99927 (9.2%)
  • $10,000 to $14,99925 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99919 (6.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.4 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone358 (72.6%)
  • Carpooled82 (16.6%)
  • Worked at Home26 (5.3%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other12 (2.4%)
  • Walked8 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit7 (1.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.