City safety & data profile

SteubenvilleOH

Steubenville, OH is a 18K-resident city in Jefferson County with a median household income of $48,172.

Jefferson County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Steubenville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Steubenville has a population larger than 38% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $130,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

18K
Population (place)
Bottom 39%
By size
$48,172
Median income (place)
$130,700
Median home (place)
26.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Steubenville

Steubenville posts a median household income higher than 7% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Steubenville area.

Bottom 8%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Steubenville

Where Steubenville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$48,172 Bottom 7% higher than 7% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Steubenville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Steubenville, OH beyond the headline numbers

Steubenville sits inside Jefferson County, Ohio, at roughly 40.37°N, -80.63°W. Population 18,219, $48,172 median household income. Median home value $130,700, median rent $775. Poverty rate 26.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Steubenville, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

26.6% of Steubenville, OH residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Steubenville runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

14.2% of Steubenville workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 45.3% in Steubenville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Steubenville's median age is 35.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Steubenville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
18,219
Steubenville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$48,172
-46% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$130,700
-68% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Jefferson County): Steubenville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
65K-6%
Median Income
$59,055+46%
Median Home Value
$127,800+48%
Poverty Rate
16.5%-1%
Unemployment
5%-43%

Economics

Economics indicators for Steubenville, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$775/mo
Poverty Rate
26.6% +115% vs avg
Unemployment 5.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 30.1%
Work From Home 14.2%
Public Transit 1%

Population

White 76.8%
African American 13.5%
Asian 0.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
45.3%
Obesity
44.2%
High Blood Pressure
41.2%
Physical Inactivity
33.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.8%
Current Smoking
18.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.6%
Diabetes
15.4%
Binge Drinking
14.2%
Current Asthma
12.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56.5%
Annual Checkup 79.9%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.3%
Stroke
4.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
0
Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
TRINITY MEDICAL CTR EAST &TRINITY MEDICAL CTR WEST
STEUBENVILLE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Steubenville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Steubenville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OH-STEUBENVILLE · Steubenville

Steubenville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Steubenville; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Steubenville, OH?
Steubenville, OH has a population of 18,219 people, located in Jefferson County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Steubenville?
The median household income in Steubenville, OH is $48,172 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 26.6%.
What is the median home value in Steubenville?
The median home value in Steubenville, OH is $130,700. Median rent is $775/month.
What are the top health concerns in Steubenville?
The top health indicators in Steubenville include Short Sleep Duration (45.3%), Obesity (44.2%), High Blood Pressure (41.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Steubenville?
Steubenville has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Steubenville?
The median age in Steubenville, OH is 35.3 years. 30.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Steubenville, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (26.6% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($48,172 here).

Compare Steubenville with another city

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Using Steubenville's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Jefferson County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.