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Steele, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Steele, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,666. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet STEELE-AL · Steele, AL 1 ZIPs · 2,666 pop · #9613/25278 · St. Clair County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $78,906
  • RANK-UPPER #9613/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cropwell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,666
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $181,600

Nearest income peer: Cropwell, AL ( $977 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Steele

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Steele on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Steele, AL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,666
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,906
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 35987 (2,666 residents). Household income $78,906 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Alabama, Leroy is the closest lower-income city and Mount Hope the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Steele.

Population concentration

Steele reads through its lone ZIP, 35987

2,666 ACS residents, one ZIP: 35987 is not the leading code inside Steele, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Steele's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 41 establishments, 957 employees , annual payroll $53,743k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35987 (41 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Manufacturing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Steele, AL

These ZIP codes sit in St. Clair County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Steele. See the St. Clair County roll-up →

Steele sits in the upper half of St. Clair County on income: Pell City, Odenville and Ashville report less, while Springville and Moody report more. Ragland marks the far end of that range at $43,738, 45% below Steele.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35987 2,666 $78,906 41 17
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Steele roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Steele, .