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

Map of Steele, AL

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)