Steele, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

224%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Steele	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$34,660	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$39,595	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$150,675	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$21,970	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,555	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,320	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	15.9%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	34.4%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Steele is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Steele is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Steele is 224% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Steele is 128% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,394 $39,595 $79,190

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Steele median earnings by income bracket

Steele employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.9%	2.9%
Manufacturing sector	77.3%	77.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	2.2%	2.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	3.5%	3.5%
Other	9.9%	9.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cooter, MO	354	$64,745	20.4%
Rives, MO	105	$64,116	21.2%
Bragg City, MO	136	$63,926	21.4%
Gosnell, AR	3,296	$61,664	24.2%
Blytheville, AR	14,019	$60,738	25.3%
Steele, MO	2,048	$39,595	51.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Allegany, NY	2,048	$89,901	10.5%
Saint-Esprit, QC	2,048	n/a
Old Saybrook Center, CT	2,047	$95,271	17.1%
Jerome, IL	2,049	$74,957	7.8%
Hagerstown, IN	2,047	$88,524	8.8%
Steele, MO	2,048	$39,595	51.3%

Source: The Steele, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.