Owens Cross Roads is home to 2,826 people in Alabama. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 1,702 people. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 32.1. That is roughly 35% ahead of the Alabama median. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $86,188, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Owens Cross Roads
What changed most since 1990
Population691 → 2,826(+309%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants62.6% → 84.6%(+21.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$55,802 → $86,188(+54%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)47.5%(105)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(51)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.9%(44)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 221 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Owens Cross Roads, decade by decade
Owens Cross Roads population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
691
$55,802
$128,884
4.7%
7.7
2000
1,124
$63,496
$156,480
10.5%
11.4
2010
1,521
$58,442
$164,141
8.6%
23.1
2020
2,594
$74,162
$164,352
23.7%
50.0
2024
2,826
$86,188
$227,000
24.4%
43.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
