Steger, Illinois demographics

Steger, IL demographics: median age 39.0; 17.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Steger village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1772520. The survey estimates a population of 9,418 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Steger is 39.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.9 years. There are 4,054 households (±294). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.0 ±3.9	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	2,093 ±330	22.2% ±3.5 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,092 ±364	22.2% ±3.9 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	3,254 ±418	34.6% ±4.4 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,979 ±395	21.0% ±4.2 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	4,809 ±253	51.1% ±2.7 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	4,609 ±254	48.9% ±2.7 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	5,023 ±607	53.3% ±6.4 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,205 ±525	23.4% ±5.6 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	34 ±79 · low precision	0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	136 ±97 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,019 ±422	10.8% ±4.5 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,001 ±346	10.6% ±3.7 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,561 ±457	80.3% ±4.8 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,857 ±452	19.7% ±4.8 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,498 ±195	37.0% ±4.0 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	343 ±126	8.5% ±3.0 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	465 ±163	11.5% ±3.9 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,523 ±382	37.6% ±9.0 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	225 ±123 · low precision	5.6% ±3.0 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,220 ±172	30.1% ±3.6 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,834 ±412	69.9% ±8.8 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,054
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,523 ±382	37.6% ±9.0 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,263 ±282	31.2% ±6.6 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	492 ±166	12.1% ±4.0 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	244 ±108	6.0% ±2.6 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	391 ±126	9.6% ±3.0 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	93 ±69 · low precision	2.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	48 ±38 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,418
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	8,683 ±283	92.2% ±3.0 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	735 ±274	7.8% ±2.9 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,079
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	7,651 ±502	84.3% ±5.4 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,210 ±476	13.3% ±5.2 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	9 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	104 ±114 · low precision	1.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	4 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	25 ±27 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	74 ±93 · low precision	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,549
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	763 ±223	11.7% ±3.3 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,313 ±395	35.3% ±5.7 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,811 ±383	27.7% ±5.7 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	493 ±167	7.5% ±2.5 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	787 ±235	12.0% ±3.5 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	382 ±169	5.8% ±2.6 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 9,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	8,040 ±606	86.0% ±6.4 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	465 ±299 · low precision	5.0% ±3.2 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	788 ±542 · low precision	8.4% ±5.8 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	54 ±76 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.8% of Steger residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 88.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Steger	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.8% ±2.5 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.0% ±8.7 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.4% ±3.4 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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