Steele, MO Population

Overview

1,631

Total Population

34.6

Median age

58.12%

Female population %

72:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

50.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Steele's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Steele is 34.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Steele's population under 18 was 21.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Steele's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Steele, 17.72% were under the age of 15, 22.38% aged 15 to 29, 44.14% aged 30 to 64, 12.51% aged 65 to 84, and 3.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 265 more females than males in Steele:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.12% females and 41.88% males in Steele, MO.
The Steele, MO gender ratio is 72:100 i.e. 72 men to 100 women (0.720).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 110.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 138.

Steele's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Steele population: 77.99% are White, 15.51% are Black or African American and 6.50% are multiracial.
Steele's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,628 (99.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Steele is White with a population of 1,272 (77.99% of the total population).

Steele's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,268 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Steele's population decreased by 112 (4.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Steele's population decreased by 313 (14.52%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Steele's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,749.