Steger is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 9,334 people and three associated neighborhoods, Steger is the 227th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Steger has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Steger, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.43 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Even though Steger is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Steger are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.52% of adults in Steger have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

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.