One downside of living in Steger is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Steger, the average commute to work is 33.43 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite being a small village, Steger has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Steger rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.52% of adults 25 and older in Steger have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Steger in 2022 was $29,533, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,132 for a family of four. However, Steger contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Steger is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Steger home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Steger residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Steger also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.61% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Steger include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Steger is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
