Cross Plains vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (18,985 vs 1,809 in Cross Plains). Cross Plains has the higher median household income ($72,734 vs $58,741 in Springfield). Cross Plains has the higher median home value ($295,000 vs $235,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Cross Plains	Springfield
Population	1,809	18,985
Median age	39.9 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,734	$58,741
Median home value	$295,000	$235,200
Median gross rent	$1,073	$1,107
Housing units	703	7,344
Homeownership rate	75.7%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cross Plains	Springfield
Population	1,801 → 1,809 (+0.4%)	17,092 → 18,985 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$63,107 → $72,734 (+15.3%)	$46,897 → $58,741 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$201,300 → $295,000 (+46.5%)	$154,800 → $235,200 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $1,073 (+25.1%)	$835 → $1,107 (+32.6%)

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

Springfield

Population

17,09218,985

Median household income

$46,897$58,741

Median home value

$154,800$235,200

Median gross rent

$835$1,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cross Plains	Springfield
Under 5	7.1%	8.3%
5 to 17	14.4%	18.1%
18 to 24	10.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	16.0%
35 to 44	14.6%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.2%
75 and over	4.3%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cross Plains	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	48.6%
Black or African American	3.1%	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cross Plains	Springfield
No high school diploma	11.6%	16.3%
High school graduate	39.8%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cross Plains	Springfield
Drove alone	83.6%	83.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cross Plains	Springfield
1-unit, detached	71.7%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Cross Plains	Springfield
Poverty rate	2.4%	20.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	1992	1985