Cross Plains vs Putnam

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

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

Cross Plains has the higher population (1,089 vs 41 in Putnam). Putnam has the higher median household income ($59,000 vs $45,489 in Cross Plains). Since 2019, Cross Plains's population has grown faster (+5.2% vs -55.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cross Plains	Putnam
Population	1,089	41
Median age	30.9 yrs	55.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,489	$59,000
Median home value	$73,300	—
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	553	43
Homeownership rate	61.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cross Plains	Putnam
Population	1,035 → 1,089 (+5.2%)	93 → 41 (-55.9%)
Median household income	$34,205 → $45,489 (+33.0%)	$34,583 → $59,000 (+70.6%)
Median home value	$65,900 → $73,300 (+11.2%)	$54,500 → $67,000 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $725 (+61.1%)	—

Cross Plains

Population

1,0351,089

Median household income

$34,205$45,489

Median home value

$65,900$73,300

Median gross rent

$450$725

Putnam

Population

9341

Median household income

$34,583$59,000

Median home value

$54,500$67,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cross Plains	Putnam
Under 5	18.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	26.8%
25 to 34	17.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.6%	19.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	9.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	22.0%
75 and over	6.2%	22.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cross Plains	Putnam
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cross Plains	Putnam
No high school diploma	6.0%	16.7%
High school graduate	40.6%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cross Plains	Putnam
Drove alone	82.5%	66.7%
Carpooled	11.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	33.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cross Plains	Putnam
1-unit, detached	79.0%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Cross Plains	Putnam
Poverty rate	17.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1964	1958