2020 census As of the
2020 census, Stepney had a population of 4,280. The median age was 45.3 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.0 males age 18 and over. 85.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 14.3% lived in rural areas. There were 1,672 households in Stepney, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.9% were married-couple households, 14.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,734 housing units, of which 3.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%. ==References==