Cross Plains is home to 4,107 people in Wisconsin. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 36% more than in Wisconsin as a whole. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 1.3%, under the national 12.5%. The population is up 33% since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $105,145, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cross Plains
What changed most since 1990
Population2,098 → 4,107(+96%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$167,285 → $376,500(+125%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.2% → 44.7%(+26.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)21%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.3%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.7%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II12.9%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 62 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 Plains, decade by decade
Cross Plains 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
2,098
$94,258
$167,285
18.2%
0.7
2000
3,084
$103,159
$260,861
23.0%
3.5
2010
3,538
$95,830
$339,215
33.1%
9.7
2020
4,104
$105,599
$328,584
31.7%
23.2
2024
4,107
$105,145
$376,500
44.7%
24.1
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.
