How long do people stay in their homes in Cross Lanes, WV?

Name: How long people stay in Cross Lanes, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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16.1% (±6.4 points) of households in Cross Lanes, WV moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.9% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.1% (±6.4 points)
Since before 2000: 31.9%

When households in Cross Lanes moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Cross Lanes	Kanawha County	West Virginia	United States
2023 or later	3.4% (±2.7 points)	3.3%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	12.7% (±5.8 points)	17.2%	16.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	38.0% (±8.4 points)	35.0%	34.3%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	14.0% (±5.7 points)	16.2%	17.7%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	15.3% (±6.0 points)	12.2%	11.9%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	16.6% (±5.5 points)	16.0%	16.5%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Cross Lanes, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Kanawha County (20.5%).

It is not measurably different from West Virginia (19.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Cross Lanes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cross Lanes
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Cross Lanes	—	16.1% (±6.4 points)	—
Nitro	2.6 mi	21.7% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Poca	3.5 mi	21.7% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
St. Albans	4.8 mi	21.5% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Dunbar	4.9 mi	23.7% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bancroft	6.5 mi	7.4% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
South Charleston	7.3 mi	24.6% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Teays Valley	8.4 mi	21.8% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sissonville	8.6 mi	22.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Charleston, WV (24.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Kanawha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
9	Tornado	21.1% (±12.7 points)
10	Belle	19.0% (±9.1 points)
11	Clendenin	18.9% (±9.0 points)
12	Pratt	18.0% (±11.6 points)
13	Marmet	16.9% (±6.6 points)
14	Glasgow	16.5% (±10.1 points)
15	Cross Lanes	16.1% (±6.4 points)
16	Pinch	13.6% (±7.6 points)
17	East Bank	12.4% (±6.7 points)
18	Cedar Grove	9.1% (±18.2 points)
19	Handley	3.0% (±25.2 points)
20	Coal Fork	2.5% (±8.5 points)

Showing 12 of 20 places in Kanawha County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cross Lanes is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cross Lanes

How often do people move in Cross Lanes?

16.1% of households in Cross Lanes, WV moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Cross Lanes have?

31.9% of households in Cross Lanes have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cross Lanes CDP, West Virginia

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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