Cross Plains vs Ridgetop

A side-by-side comparison of Cross Plains and Ridgetop: population, income, housing, and more.

Cross Plains and Ridgetop are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ridgetop has the higher population (2,198 vs 1,809 in Cross Plains). Cross Plains has the higher median household income ($72,734 vs $68,884 in Ridgetop). Ridgetop has the higher median home value ($301,300 vs $295,000 in Cross Plains).

Population, income & housing

	Cross Plains	Ridgetop
Population	1,809	2,198
Median age	39.9 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,734	$68,884
Median home value	$295,000	$301,300
Median gross rent	$1,073	$1,179
Housing units	703	936
Homeownership rate	75.7%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cross Plains	Ridgetop
Population	1,801 → 1,809 (+0.4%)	2,230 → 2,198 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$63,107 → $72,734 (+15.3%)	$67,463 → $68,884 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$201,300 → $295,000 (+46.5%)	$209,400 → $301,300 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $1,073 (+25.1%)	$1,150 → $1,179 (+2.5%)

Cross Plains

Population

1,8011,809

Median household income

$63,107$72,734

Median home value

$201,300$295,000

Median gross rent

$858$1,073

Ridgetop

Population

2,2302,198

Median household income

$67,463$68,884

Median home value

$209,400$301,300

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,179

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cross Plains	Ridgetop
Under 5	7.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	14.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	10.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	14.6%	16.7%
45 to 54	15.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	17.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.0%
75 and over	4.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cross Plains	Ridgetop
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	90.6%
Black or African American	3.1%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cross Plains	Ridgetop
No high school diploma	11.6%	11.0%
High school graduate	39.8%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cross Plains	Ridgetop
Drove alone	83.6%	75.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	17.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cross Plains	Ridgetop
1-unit, detached	71.7%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Cross Plains	Ridgetop
Poverty rate	2.4%	4.9%
Average household size	2.73	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	37	29
Median year structure built	1992	1979