Cross Roads vs Jefferson

A side-by-side comparison of Cross Roads and Jefferson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jefferson has the higher population (528 vs 513 in Cross Roads). Cross Roads has the higher median household income ($93,750 vs $83,750 in Jefferson). Cross Roads has the higher median home value ($244,300 vs $206,800 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Cross Roads	Jefferson
Population	513	528
Median age	47.3 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$93,750	$83,750
Median home value	$244,300	$206,800
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,179
Housing units	202	247
Homeownership rate	89.8%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cross Roads	Jefferson
Population	446 → 513 (+15.0%)	629 → 528 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $93,750 (+41.5%)	$57,813 → $83,750 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$192,800 → $244,300 (+26.7%)	$167,800 → $206,800 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,000 (+5.3%)	$832 → $1,179 (+41.7%)

Cross Roads

Population

446513

Median household income

$66,250$93,750

Median home value

$192,800$244,300

Median gross rent

$950$1,000

Jefferson

Population

629528

Median household income

$57,813$83,750

Median home value

$167,800$206,800

Median gross rent

$832$1,179

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cross Roads	Jefferson
Under 5	1.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.3%	11.9%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.3%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.0%	6.1%
45 to 54	21.4%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	25.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.1%
75 and over	6.0%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cross Roads	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cross Roads	Jefferson
No high school diploma	10.9%	17.7%
High school graduate	55.6%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cross Roads	Jefferson
Drove alone	80.7%	72.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.0%	10.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cross Roads	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	85.1%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cross Roads	Jefferson
Poverty rate	4.3%	6.8%
Average household size	2.60	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	39	27
Median year structure built	1980	1954