According to the 2018 American Community Survey, Steelville had a median household income of $30,326, and a median family income of $40,037. The unemployment rate was 5.8%. The per capita income was $15,233. About 31.8% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 48.3% of people under the age of 18 and 14.8% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US29_1600000US2970576&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03</ref> | According to the 2018 American Community Survey, Steelville had a median household income of $30,326, and a median family income of $40,037. The unemployment rate was 5.8%. The per capita income was $15,233. About 31.8% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 48.3% of people under the age of 18 and 14.8% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US29_1600000US2970576&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03</ref> |