Steelton is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,308 people and three associated neighborhoods, Steelton is the 214th largest community in Pennsylvania. Steelton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Steelton is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Steelton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.70% of adults in Steelton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Steelton in 2022 was $32,441, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,764 for a family of four. However, Steelton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Steelton is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Steelton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Steelton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Steelton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.59% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Steelton include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Steelton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.