Steelville

Population: 1,410
Median household income: $32,404
Median home value: $82,500

Located in Crawford County, Missouri, Steelville is a community with a population of 1,410. At $32,404, its median household income sits below Crawford County's $56,345.

Between 2019 and 2023, Steelville's population declined 18.4% from 1,728 to 1,410, while its median home value fell 4.3% from $86,200 to $82,500.

Households average 2.00 people. The median gross rent is $683.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,410
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $32,404
Median home value: $82,500
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 720
Homeownership rate: 47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7281,410

Median household income

$33,015$32,404

Median home value

$86,200$82,500

Median gross rent

$607$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,728	$33,015	$86,200	$607
2020	1,485	$33,889	$79,700	$623
2021	1,607	$37,167	$76,300	$682
2022	1,515	$35,000	$85,500	$686
2023	1,410	$32,404	$82,500	$683

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	2.0%
5 to 17	257	18.2%
18 to 24	75	5.3%
25 to 34	162	11.5%
35 to 44	170	12.1%
45 to 54	182	12.9%
55 to 64	177	12.6%
65 to 74	228	16.2%
75 and over	131	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,254	88.9%
Black or African American	36	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.7%
Two or more races	101	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	224	21.3%
High school graduate	406	38.7%
Some college or associate's	295	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	93	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	379	82.8%
Carpooled	41	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	7.0%
Other means	6	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	191	44.8%
15 to 29 min	105	24.6%
30 to 44 min	40	9.4%
45 to 59 min	14	3.3%
60+ min	76	17.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 25.2% (314 of 1,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	307	48.9%
Nonfamily households	321	51.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	628	87.2%
Vacant	92	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	299	47.6%
Renter-occupied	329	52.4%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units16.9%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	422	58.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	122	16.9%
5 to 19 units	82	11.4%
20 or more units	7	1.0%
Mobile home & other	87	12.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2970576
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9696, -91.3546