Cross Plains, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,922
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.9
12.5% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.85%
58.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$76,319
4.93% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$320,400
8.61% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,053
6.36% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cross Plains, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.4% of the residents in Cross Plains, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cross Plains, TN was $320,400, and the homeownership rate was 83%.

Most people in Cross Plains, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Cross Plains, TN was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Cross Plains, TN is home to a population of 1.92k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.17% of Cross Plains, TN residents were born outside of the country (61 people).

In 2024, there were 22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.7k people) in Cross Plains, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 77 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 56 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Cross Plains, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cross Plains, TN was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cross Plains, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.7k ± 465
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    77 ± 57
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    56 ± 67
1.61%
Hispanic Population
31 people

In 2024, there were 22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.7k people) in Cross Plains, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 77 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 56 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.61% of the people in Cross Plains, TN are hispanic (31 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cross Plains, TN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.17%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
61 people
2.54%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
46 people

As of 2024, 3.17% of Cross Plains, TN residents (61 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cross Plains, TN was 2.54%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    19 ± 42
  2. Vietnam
    14 ± 23
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    8 ± 8

Cross Plains, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cross Plains, TN employs 1.05k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cross Plains, TN were Manufacturing (182 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (121 people), and Retail Trade (117 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($73,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,214), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($68,056).

Occupations

1.05k
2024 Value
± 182
6.36%
1 Year growth
± 23.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cross Plains, TN grew at a rate of 6.36%, from 990 employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cross Plains, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (127 people), Management Occupations (113 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (84 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cross Plains, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

1.05k
2024 Value
± 182
6.36%
1 Year growth
± 23.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cross Plains, TN grew at a rate of 6.36%, from 990 employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cross Plains, TN, are Manufacturing (182 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (121 people), and Retail Trade (117 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cross Plains, TN, though some of these residents may live in Cross Plains, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,353
Median earning men ± $7,868
$36,354
Median earning women ± $15,302

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,778), and Public Administration ($59,886).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,000), Manufacturing ($45,417), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,163).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cross Plains, TN was $320,400 in 2024, which is 0.963 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $295,000 to $320,400, a 8.61% increase. The homeownership rate in Cross Plains, TN is 83%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cross Plains, TN have an average commute time of 34.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cross Plains, TN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$320,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$68,872
$597
Median Property Taxes
±$131

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cross Plains, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cross Plains, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

83%
Homeownership
2024
68.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83% of the housing units in Cross Plains, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.7%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$76,319
Median Household Income
± $11,161
719
Number of Households
± 138

In 2024, the median household income of the 719 households in Cross Plains, TN grew to $76,319 from the previous year's value of $72,734.

The following chart displays the households in Cross Plains, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cross Plains, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84.2%)
  2. Carpooled (9.54%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.26%)

In 2024, 84.2% of workers in Cross Plains, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.54%) and those who worked at home (6.26%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

34.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cross Plains, TN have a longer commute time (34.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.26% of the workforce in Cross Plains, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cross Plains, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cross Plains, TN have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

3.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cross Plains, TN (74 out of 1.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cross Plains, TN is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.2% of the population of Cross Plains, TN has health coverage, with 47.1% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 44.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

8.79%
Uninsured
47.1%
Employer Coverage
15.8%
Medicaid
15.6%
Medicare
12.8%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cross Plains, TN grew by 1.96% from 8.62% to 8.79%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cross Plains, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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