23% of households are one person living alone, below 98% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manual worker are more common here than in 92% of compared French towns. The census found that 6.6% of households have no car in Steinseltz. The town is home to 614 residents in 240 households, by the 2023 Census. In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; here, 18%.
Throughout this page, the Bas-Rhin median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Steinseltz
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 10% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Steinseltz had 645 residents at the 2012 census and 614 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −5% since 2012, behind 87% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the change was −8%; from 2017 to 2023, +3%.
A median age of 45.7: Steinseltz is older than 61% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Steinseltz 45.7. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (21%), Steinseltz is below 59% of compared French towns. In Steinseltz, 12% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Steinseltz ranks above 89% of compared French towns on couples with children: 34%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Bas-Rhin median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.5 people. At 10%, the share of single-parent households is higher than in 56% of compared French towns. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Empty homes make up 10% in Steinseltz, more than in 80% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Second homes make up 3.9%, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, empty homes come to 6.7%. Of all households, 7.4% moved in during the last two years and 38% have stayed three decades or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A median of €29,980 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Living standards centre on €29,980 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 84% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 33%, a higher share than 54% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Few places have as many households headed by a manager or professional: 10% here, more than in 56% of compared French towns. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of foreign nationals than 63% of compared French towns: 5.9%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 54% of compared French towns. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. 7% of residents are immigrants, or about one in 14.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 56%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
25% of residents 15 and over are single. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Steinseltz ranks below 61% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 17%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. Measured more widely, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (614 to 2,582 people), the 21st oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Steinseltz sits below 4 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steinseltz | 45.7 | 21% | 3.9% | 7% |
| Wissembourg 7,566 · 1.9 mi | 51.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 19% |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts 3,121 · 5.6 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1.3% | 4.5% |
| Betschdorf 4,231 · 7.8 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 5.8% |
| Seltz 3,204 · 10.9 mi | 47.5 | 20% | 2.1% | 21% |
| Soufflenheim 4,740 · 12.6 mi | 46.4 | 23% | 2.2% | 9.5% |
| Reichshoffen 5,418 · 13.2 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 1.6% | 9.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Steinseltz
What is the population of Steinseltz?
614 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (645).
How old are Steinseltz’s residents?
The median age is 45.7, older than 61% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Steinseltz?
11, with occasional dwellings: 3.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Steinseltz?
INSEE counts 43 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7% of residents, and 36 foreign nationals (5.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Steinseltz?
€29,980 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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