Cross Plains

Population: 4,059
Median household income: $103,389
Median home value: $347,400

Cross Plains is a community in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to 4,059 residents. The median household income of $103,389 is above the Dane County median ($88,108).

From 2019 to 2023, Cross Plains's population declined 3.1% from 4,187 to 4,059, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $276,300 to $347,400.

Owners occupy 69.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,059
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $103,389
Median home value: $347,400
Median gross rent: $1,371
Housing units: 1,615
Homeownership rate: 69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1874,059

Median household income

$84,861$103,389

Median home value

$276,300$347,400

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,371

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,187	$84,861	$276,300	$1,019
2020	4,234	$87,125	$271,100	$1,121
2021	4,070	$87,841	$283,100	$1,082
2022	4,053	$97,843	$336,400	$1,240
2023	4,059	$103,389	$347,400	$1,371

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1725.6%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 647.1%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	4.1%
5 to 17	1,039	25.6%
18 to 24	203	5.0%
25 to 34	419	10.3%
35 to 44	744	18.3%
45 to 54	691	17.0%
55 to 64	289	7.1%
65 to 74	315	7.8%
75 and over	192	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,724	91.7%
Black or African American	8	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	38	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	137	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	152	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	1.8%
High school graduate	582	22.0%
Some college or associate's	945	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	658	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	416	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,713	74.7%
Carpooled	132	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	75	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	374	16.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	596	31.0%
15 to 29 min	791	41.2%
30 to 44 min	370	19.3%
45 to 59 min	76	4.0%
60+ min	87	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 1.5% (61 of 4,020)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,003	63.4%
Nonfamily households	579	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,582	98.0%
Vacant	33	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,091	69.0%
Renter-occupied	491	31.0%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,074	66.5%
1-unit, attached	149	9.2%
2 to 4 units	33	2.0%
5 to 19 units	202	12.5%
20 or more units	148	9.2%
Mobile home & other	9	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5517775
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.1150, -89.6471