Cross Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,944 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 3,124 tabulated in 2010. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Cross Mountain is located in northwestern Bexar County. It is bordered by the city of San Antonio to the east and the CDP of Scenic Oaks to the north. Downtown San Antonio is to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.<br> 1850–1900 1910<br> 1920 1930 1940<br>
1950 1960 1970<br> 1980 1990 2000<br> 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,154
|1,993
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,116
|75.72%
|63.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53.65%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|40
|103
|style='background: #ffffe6; |106
|2.62%
|3.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.69%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|5
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.33%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|21
|79
|style='background: #ffffe6; |207
|1.38%
|2.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.25%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.00%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|Other Race alone (NH)
|12
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25
|0.79%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.63%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|10
|57
|style='background: #ffffe6; |175
|0.66%
|1.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.44%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|282
|879
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,303
|18.50%
|28.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.04%
|-
|Total
|1,524
|3,124
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,944
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Cross Mountain had a population of 3,944. The median age was 43.2 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.8 males age 18 and over.
54.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 45.9% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,279 households in Cross Mountain, of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 73.6% were married-couple households, 10.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 12.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Students are zoned to:
- Ellison Elementary School and Leon Springs Elementary School
- Hector Garcia Middle School (San Antonio)
- Louis D. Brandeis High School