About The Crossings

The Crossings is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 23,537 people and just one neighborhood, The Crossings is the 112nd largest community in Florida.

The Crossings is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, The Crossings is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in The Crossings who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.90%), sales jobs (17.81%), and management occupations (12.23%).

Also of interest is that The Crossings has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The Crossings, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, The Crossings is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

In The Crossings, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

For most residents of The Crossings, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 96.5% of people in The Crossings drive alone to work on most days, making The Crossings a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of The Crossings's landscape.

As is often the case in a small town, The Crossings doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The Crossings Information and Demographics

The education level of The Crossings citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 36.95% of adults in The Crossings have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in The Crossings in 2000 was $23,762, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,048 for a family of four.

The Crossings is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call The Crossings home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in The Crossings is White, followed by African-American. The Crossings also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 56.99% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in The Crossings include Italian, Irish, and German.

The Crossings also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 46.46%.

The most common language spoken in The Crossings is Spanish. Some people also speak English.