Hide-A-Way Lake, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

2,569

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.4

0.913% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.64%

55.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$69,621

1.01% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$195,300

Population & Diversity

Hide-A-Way Lake, MS is home to a population of 2.57k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 59.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.48k people) in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 42 White (Hispanic) and 25 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Hide-A-Way Lake, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.48k ± 539
White (Hispanic)
42 ± 65
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
25 ± 39

1.63%

Hispanic Population

42 people

1.63% of the people in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS are hispanic (42 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
15,967 ± 3,094 people
Honduras
6,221 ± 1,934 people
Guatemala
4,623 ± 1,668 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 15,967 Mississippi residents, followed by Honduras with 6,221 and Guatemala with 4,623.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
37 ± 47
Korea
20 ± 35
Vietnam
18 ± 29

Hide-A-Way Lake, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.85 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS.

Economy

The economy of Hide-A-Way Lake, MS employs 1.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (314 people), Retail Trade (203 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (157 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($90,045), Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,866), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,188).

Employment

Occupations

1.3k

2024 Value

± 354

8.76%

1 Year growth

± 37.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS grew at a rate of 8.76%, from 1.2k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS, are Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (231 people), Sales & Related Occupations (172 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (135 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hide-A-Way Lake, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.3k

2024 Value

± 354

8.76%

1 Year growth

± 37.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS grew at a rate of 8.76%, from 1.2k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (314 people), Retail Trade (203 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (157 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hide-A-Way Lake, MS, though some of these residents may live in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,274

Median earning men ± $40,530

$29,958

Median earning women ± $8,313

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($90,045), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($31,088), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($6,762).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($40,181), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,159), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($29,113).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS was $195,300 in 2024, which is 0.587 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $195,500 to $195,300, a 0.102% decrease. The homeownership rate in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS have an average commute time of 33.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$195,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,052

$1,086

Median Property Taxes

±$300

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hide-A-Way Lake, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

47.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,621

Median Household Income

± $7,012

1.09k

Number of Households

± 299

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.09k households in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS declined from $69,621 from the previous year's value of $70,333.

The following chart displays the households in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hide-A-Way Lake, MS is from Mississippi.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.3%)
Carpooled (7.25%)
Worked At Home (6.44%)

In 2024, 86.3% of workers in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.25%) and those who worked at home (6.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS have a longer commute time (33.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS (145 out of 2.57k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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