Cross Lanes

Population: 10,172
Median household income: $62,704
Median home value: $144,000

Cross Lanes, a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, has 10,172 residents. Its median household income of $62,704 runs above the Kanawha County figure of $58,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cross Lanes's population grew 9.7% from 9,274 to 10,172, while its median home value rose 3.8% from $138,700 to $144,000.

66.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,172
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,704
Median home value: $144,000
Median gross rent: $916
Housing units: 5,316
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,27410,172

Median household income

$67,010$62,704

Median home value

$138,700$144,000

Median gross rent

$802$916

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,274	$67,010	$138,700	$802
2020	9,517	$53,813	$134,900	$810
2021	9,434	$54,933	$135,000	$867
2022	10,037	$58,696	$137,000	$903
2023	10,172	$62,704	$144,000	$916

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	633	6.2%
5 to 17	1,131	11.1%
18 to 24	822	8.1%
25 to 34	1,519	14.9%
35 to 44	1,260	12.4%
45 to 54	1,598	15.7%
55 to 64	908	8.9%
65 to 74	1,515	14.9%
75 and over	786	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,109	89.5%
Black or African American	348	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	121	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	363	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree22.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	243	3.2%
High school graduate	2,973	39.2%
Some college or associate's	1,903	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,697	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	770	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,185	80.8%
Carpooled	350	6.8%
Public transit	79	1.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	479	9.2%
Other means	89	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	996	21.2%
15 to 29 min	2,074	44.1%
30 to 44 min	1,185	25.2%
45 to 59 min	179	3.8%
60+ min	269	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 7.2% (732 of 10,172)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,095	65.2%
Nonfamily households	1,649	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,744	89.2%
Vacant	572	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,562	75.1%
Renter-occupied	1,182	24.9%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,548	66.7%
1-unit, attached	159	3.0%
2 to 4 units	578	10.9%
5 to 19 units	285	5.4%
20 or more units	544	10.2%
Mobile home & other	202	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5419108
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.4356, -81.7699