| Official Name: | Cross Lanes, West Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kanawha |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 16.5 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.4 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.4 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 9995 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 216 |
| Elevation Ft: | 709 |
| Coordinates: | 38.4292°N -81.7758°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 25313, 25356 |
| Area Code: | 304 681 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 54-19108[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1554227[4] |
Cross Lanes is a census-designated place (CDP) and suburb of Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,995.
An EF2 tornado struck and heavily damaged the north side of town on April 2, 2024.[5]
Cross Lanes is a census-designated place in the suburbs of Charleston. It is located at 38.4292°N -81.7758°W (38.429096, -81.775854).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Cross Lanes CDP has a total area of 6.4mi2, of which 6.4mi2 is land and 0.04mi2 (0.65%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 9,995 people, 4,053 households. The population density was 1594.4/mi2. There were 4,481 housing units at an average density of 690.1/mi2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.63% White, 3.84% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
There were 4,231 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.
The age distribution of the CDP is: 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a Cross Lanes household is $45,334, and the median income for a family was $54,649. Males had a median income of $40,758 versus $27,250 for females. The per capita income is $22,719. About 4.1% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 10,353 people, 4,231 households, and 2,991 families residing in Cross Lanes. The population density was 1594.4/mi2. There were 4,481 housing units at an average density of 690.1/mi2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.63% White, 3.84% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.
Cross Lanes is served by the following schools: