Missouri · Census place 70558
Steele city, MO
Quick answer
Steele city has 1,449 residents, ranking #318 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $33,750, the median home is worth $115,900 and median gross rent runs $729 a month.
- Population
- 1,449Steele city residents
- Median household income
- $33,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $115,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $729Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Steele city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Steele city median would spend about 25.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.5% of residents and 51% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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