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Steele, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Steele is a Census town of 1,149 people across 6.71 square miles of land, in St. Clair County. Median household income is $72,386, 89.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Steele
What Steele is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.71 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land171 plus or minus 52
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Clair County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Steele
How many people live in Steele
- Population1,149 plus or minus 346
- Median age32.5 plus or minus 7.3
- Population under 18360 plus or minus 125
- Share under 1831.3 percent
- Population 65 and over151 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over13.1 percent
- Households399 plus or minus 101
- Family households311 plus or minus 94
- Share of households that are families77.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Steele
Income and work in Steele
- Median household income$72,386 plus or minus $19,086
- Per capita income$32,125 plus or minus $8,361
- Civilian labor force474 plus or minus 171
- Employed447 plus or minus 151
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over738 plus or minus 206
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Steele
- Housing units532 plus or minus 114
- Occupied units399 plus or minus 101
- Vacant units133 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate25.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied357 plus or minus 98
- Renter occupied42 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate89.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,100 plus or minus $69,731
- Median gross rent, monthly$739 plus or minus $509
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Single family units404 plus or minus 101
- Share single family75.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes128 plus or minus 67
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Steele gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute407 plus or minus 135
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.1 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more212 plus or minus 92
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.1 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled14.6 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Steele
Flood risk in Steele
- NFIP communityTown of Steele
- NFIP community number010291
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/17/16
The Town of Steele participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010291 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Clair County, not Steele
St. Clair County context, not Steele figures
- Establishments in St. Clair County1,454
- Covered employment, St. Clair County21,980
- Average annual pay, St. Clair County$51,425
- Housing units permitted, St. Clair County543
Every figure in this section is published for St. Clair County as a whole and is not a measurement of Steele.
All St. Clair County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Steele questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Steele, Alabama?
1,149, in 399 households. Steele town covers 6.71 square miles of land, which is 171 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Steele in?
St. Clair County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Steele?
$72,386. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,100. Median gross rent is $739 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Steele in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Steele appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Steele, town of, community 010291, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Steele figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Clair County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Steele.
Is zoning published for Steele?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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