Cross Plains is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,893 people and just one neighborhood, Cross Plains is the 231st largest community in Tennessee.
Cross Plains real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Cross Plains house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Cross Plains is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Cross Plains is a city of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cross Plains who work in management occupations (10.10%), office and administrative support (9.70%), and sales jobs (6.67%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.12% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
The overall crime rate in Cross Plains is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Cross Plains has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Cross Plains has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cross Plains than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cross Plains may be for you.
One downside of living in Cross Plains is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cross Plains, the average commute to work is 34.56 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Cross Plains doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Cross Plains citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.78% of adults 25 and older in Cross Plains have a college degree.
The per capita income in Cross Plains in 2022 was $32,755, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,020 for a family of four. However, Cross Plains contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Cross Plains home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cross Plains residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cross Plains include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Cross Plains is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Cross Plains, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 9.0% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Tennessee. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Cross Plains are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 63.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 39.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.9%), and 15.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.2%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Cross Plains, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (14.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.4%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (2.5%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.