Cross City is a city of 1,955 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. The typical home is worth $97,400, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. That trails the Florida median by roughly 36%. 2% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,903, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cross City
What changed most since 1990
Black share25.0% → 9.1%(−15.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants69.1% → 80.6%(+11.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$81,602 → $97,400(+19%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Dixie County
Cross City's population equals 11% of Dixie County's. Its number of households without a car equals 38% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 5.6% of the county's.
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)11.8%(8)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era73.5%(50)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 68 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
Cross City, decade by decade
Cross City 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
2,004
$37,119
$81,602
8.1%
48.1
2000
1,775
$36,581
$72,138
7.7%
54.3
2010
1,728
$39,284
$124,580
13.6%
56.8
2020
1,689
$45,942
$97,084
7.3%
62.8
2024
1,955
$47,903
$97,400
9.1%
52.6
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.
