Cross Keys vs East Freedom

A side-by-side comparison of Cross Keys and East Freedom: population, income, housing, and more.

Cross Keys and East Freedom are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cross Keys has the higher population (671 vs 613 in East Freedom). East Freedom has the higher median household income ($74,479 vs $46,500 in Cross Keys). East Freedom has the higher median home value ($99,600 vs $96,400 in Cross Keys).

Population, income & housing

	Cross Keys	East Freedom
Population	671	613
Median age	32.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,500	$74,479
Median home value	$96,400	$99,600
Median gross rent	$1,128	—
Housing units	311	255
Homeownership rate	36.6%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cross Keys	East Freedom
Population	571 → 671 (+17.5%)	789 → 613 (-22.3%)
Median household income	$42,743 → $46,500 (+8.8%)	$46,528 → $74,479 (+60.1%)
Median home value	$108,800 → $96,400 (-11.4%)	$125,500 → $99,600 (-20.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,038 → $1,128 (+8.7%)	—

Cross Keys

Population

571671

Median household income

$42,743$46,500

Median home value

$108,800$96,400

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,128

East Freedom

Population

789613

Median household income

$46,528$74,479

Median home value

$125,500$99,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cross Keys	East Freedom
Under 5	9.5%	10.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	19.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	5.8%	1.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	39.5%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.1%
75 and over	6.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cross Keys	East Freedom
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cross Keys	East Freedom
No high school diploma	9.8%	16.1%
High school graduate	61.9%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cross Keys	East Freedom
Drove alone	79.5%	92.6%
Carpooled	10.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cross Keys	East Freedom
1-unit, detached	30.5%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	61.7%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Cross Keys	East Freedom
Poverty rate	6.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1995	1943