Steele, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,093. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,154 (+5.6% change)
Males: 540 (49.4%), Females: 553 (50.6%)
St. Clair County
Zip code: 35987
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $32,941
Median house value: $65,400
Population by Race
Races in Steele:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- Other race (1.9%)
Ancestries: United States (20.7%), Irish (10.0%), English (7.8%), German (5.7%), Dutch (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).
Elevation: 582 feet
Land area: 6.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Steele
- High school or higher: 68.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Steele town
- Never married: 15.9%
- Now married: 65.1%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 8.4%
2.1% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+0.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Steele:
- RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
- MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 18 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
- MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 19 miles; BOAZ, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Steele:
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 28 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 35 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 47 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Steele:
- GADSDEN MUNI (about 9 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Abbreviation: GAD)
- ROBBINS FIELD (about 12 miles; ONEONTA, AL; Abbreviation: 20A)
- THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 20 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 8A0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Steele:
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 43 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 58 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
Public primary/middle school in Steele:
- STEELE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 105 MCHUGH ST; Grades: KG – 08)