Cross Lanes is home to 9,671 people in West Virginia. The median age is 44.3, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $153,800, having risen by half since 2000. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.1% of residents.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,537, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 10%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cross Lanes
What changed most since 1990
Population10,878 → 9,671(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age34.0 → 44.3(+10.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.6% → 32.4%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Cross Lanes's population equals 5.5% of Kanawha County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.5% 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)54.5%(350)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.8%(82)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.2%(181)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 642 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 Lanes, decade by decade
Cross Lanes 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
10,878
$76,908
$169,925
23.6%
11.8
2000
10,353
$82,583
$170,871
28.0%
16.1
2010
9,995
$69,571
$175,793
30.2%
20.9
2020
9,727
$65,223
$163,504
33.1%
32.7
2024
9,671
$63,537
$153,800
32.4%
16.7
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.
