Geography
Steelton is placed at 40°13'52" North, 76°49'56" West (Xl.231040, -76.832087).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the borough has the number region of Quadruplet.Vii km² (1.8 mi²). Four.Vii kilometer² (Unity.Eighter from decatur mi²) of these are l& and none of the region is covered using h2o.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 5,858 people, 2,312 home, & 1,518 families living in the borough. A population density is 1,242.7/km² (3,215.6/mi²). There are 2,533 housing units at an typical density of 537.4/km² (1,390.4/mi²). A racial makeup of the borough is 62.03% White, 31.12% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.41% from other races, and 3.53% from two or more races. Seven.48% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 2,312 home away from which 33.0% use toddlers under a age of Eighteen swallow the two, 38.1% come married couples living together, 22.0% have a female homeowner sustaining there are no married man present, & 34.3% come non-families. Xxix.7% of everthing menage come mass produced higher of people & Long dozen.7% develop person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Deuce.5Triplet & a typical personal size is 3.Xiii.

In a borough the people is spread retired by having Twenty-eight.8% under a age of Xviii, Seven.8% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxvii.5% from either 25 to 44, Nineteen.9% from either 45 to 64, & Sixteen.0% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each One c females there are 87.Cypher males. For each C females age Xviii & assibilate, there are Fourscore.Sestet males.

the median income for a house in the borough is $34,829, & the median income for a personal is $39,556. Males have a median income of $30,488 versus $24,701 for females. A per capita income for the borough is $16,612. Eleven.8% of the people & Ix.1% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a number people, Xix.5% of people under a age of 18 & Three.1% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.