Steele

Population: 1,449
Median household income: $33,750
Median home value: $115,900

Located in Pemiscot County, Missouri, Steele is a community with a population of 1,449. At $33,750, its median household income sits below Pemiscot County's $40,748.

Between 2019 and 2023, Steele's population declined 26.7% from 1,976 to 1,449, while its median home value rose 30.2% from $89,000 to $115,900.

16.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,449
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $33,750
Median home value: $115,900
Median gross rent: $729
Housing units: 807
Homeownership rate: 51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 22.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9761,449

Median household income

$30,577$33,750

Median home value

$89,000$115,900

Median gross rent

$525$729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,976	$30,577	$89,000	$525
2020	1,975	$27,120	$93,300	$720
2021	1,631	$29,844	$92,500	$648
2022	1,375	$30,592	$97,600	$693
2023	1,449	$33,750	$115,900	$729

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	114	7.9%
5 to 17	300	20.7%
18 to 24	88	6.1%
25 to 34	268	18.5%
35 to 44	110	7.6%
45 to 54	213	14.7%
55 to 64	120	8.3%
65 to 74	80	5.5%
75 and over	156	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,102	76.1%
Black or African American	224	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	123	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	133	14.0%
High school graduate	374	39.5%
Some college or associate's	283	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	116	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	41	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled16.6%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	358	72.6%
Carpooled	82	16.6%
Public transit	7	1.4%
Walked	8	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	5.3%
Other means	12	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	123	26.3%
15 to 29 min	272	58.2%
30 to 44 min	54	11.6%
45 to 59 min	4	0.9%
60+ min	14	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 27.5% (382 of 1,391)

	Count	Share
Family households	390	68.1%
Nonfamily households	183	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	573	71.0%
Vacant	234	29.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	292	51.0%
Renter-occupied	281	49.0%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	700	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	100	12.4%
5 to 19 units	3	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2970558
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.0948, -89.8621