About Steele

Steele is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,838 people and just one neighborhood, Steele is the 206th largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Steele, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.7% of Steele's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Steele is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Steele who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.21%), sales jobs (9.20%), and food service (7.30%).

One downside of living in Steele is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Steele, the average commute to work is 32.20 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Steele is a very car-oriented town. 99.58% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Steele is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Steele has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Steele does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Steele Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Steele with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.78% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Steele in 2000 was $15,981, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,924 for a family of four.

The people who call Steele home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Steele is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Steele include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Steele is English. Some people also speak Spanish.