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.
