Population 90 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Cross Cut
Household size in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.95 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.37 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.57 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.97 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.02 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Cross Cut is a place of big households: 2.97 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.7 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 30.1 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 30.4 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 34.1 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | +8.4 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Cross Cut is young: half of its residents are under 34.1, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 25.7, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.9% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.0% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.1% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in twelve households in Cross Cut (9.1%), below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Cross Cut
Renters in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.8% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.2% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.3% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 32.7% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +17.0 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a third of households in Cross Cut rent their homes (32.7%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a smaller share here than in Texas as a whole (37.4%). Among homeowners, 44.3% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.9% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 32.1% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.3% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.2% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −7.7 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 21.2% of the housing in Cross Cut, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1988 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +10 | +8 | +6 |
Cross Cut has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1988, versus 1980 nationally. That is in line with the rest of Texas.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $749 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $671 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $895 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,052 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$304 | +$639 | +$606 |
The median renter in Cross Cut pays $1,052 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.4% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Cross Cut
Bachelor's degrees in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.5% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.5% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.2% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 26.9% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +11.4 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in Cross Cut than nationally: 26.9% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.8% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.1% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 98.2% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.3% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.5 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Cross Cut have finished high school as nationally: 90.3%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in Texas as a whole (85.8%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Cross Cut
| Period | Cross Cut | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.9% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 0.5% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.9% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.9 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Cross Cut out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Cross Cut compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Cut | 2.97 | 34.1 | 9.1% | 32.7% | 21.2% | 1988 | $1,052 | 26.9% | 90.3% | 0.0% |
| Brownwood | 2.43 | 40.4 | 13.7% | 38.8% | 16.5% | 1974 | $888 | 19.0% | 86.2% | 4.9% |
| Bangs | 2.72 | 44.2 | 10.9% | 27.9% | 21.3% | 1978 | $815 | 22.9% | 90.7% | 6.3% |
| Early | 2.65 | 43.4 | 9.0% | 21.6% | 16.5% | 1981 | $1,201 | 25.0% | 92.3% | 5.6% |
| Lake Brownwood | 2.08 | 56.9 | 6.1% | 11.5% | 49.8% | 1994 | $1,016 | 19.0% | 84.3% | 1.6% |
| Shamrock Shores | 2.53 | 44.7 | 11.8% | 8.8% | 31.6% | 1982 | $883 | 18.2% | 86.7% | 4.8% |
| Lake Shore | 2.37 | 62.3 | 1.9% | 2.6% | 50.6% | 1989 | $885 | 32.4% | 93.1% | 14.8% |
| Grosvenor | 2.39 | 60.8 | 3.0% | 4.0% | 48.9% | 1989 | $862 | 32.2% | 93.0% | 14.1% |
| Trickham | 2.71 | 44.6 | 4.6% | 17.2% | 27.6% | 1985 | $759 | 22.0% | 91.2% | 4.3% |
| Blanket | 2.77 | 51.2 | 5.0% | 10.2% | 20.7% | 1982 | $857 | 15.9% | 88.3% | 1.9% |
| Zephyr | 2.32 | 50.5 | 11.8% | 15.0% | 24.4% | 1986 | $853 | 28.3% | 90.1% | 8.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Cross Cut. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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