Hideaway, Texas

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Hideaway, Texas | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_map = Smith County Hideaway.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Hideaway, Texas  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Texas | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Smith  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = President of the Board of Directors | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 6.29 | area_land_km2 = 5.35 | area_water_km2 = 0.94 | area_total_sq_mi = 2.43 | area_land_sq_mi = 2.07 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.36  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3201 | population_density_km2 = 593.28 | population_density_sq_mi = 1536.30  | timezone = Central (CST) | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 466 | coordinates = {{Coord|32|29|46|N|95|27|29|W|type:city_region:US-TX}}  | postal_code_type = Zip Code | postal_code = 75771 | area_codes = 903, 430 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 48-33578 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2410757<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410757}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://cityofhideaway.org/}} | footnotes = }}

'''Hideaway''' is a largely residential city and gated community in Smith County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,201.

Hideaway is part of the Tyler Metropolitan Statistical Area.

==History== The land that now encompasses Hideaway was originally included in the large plantation owned by Texas governor Richard B. Hubbard.<ref name="Texas_Handbook">{{Cite web |title=TSHA {{!}} Hideaway, TX (Smith County) |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hideaway-tx-smith-county |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=www.tshaonline.org}}</ref> Later, the land was purchased by developer James Fair. In 1967, Fair planned and developed the land, naming it "Hide-A-Way Lake."<ref>{{Cite web |title=hideawaylaketexas.com is almost here! |url=https://hideawaylaketexas.com/ |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=hideawaylaketexas.com}}</ref> The community was slated to contain {{convert|1350|acre|km2}} with a total 1,944 residential lots.<ref name="Texas_Handbook"/> In 2000, the community, then managed by Hideaway Homeowners, Inc. (which is the HOA) and Hideaway Lake Club, Inc. (which operates the golfing facilities) merged, forming a municipal corporation known as Hideaway Lake Club, Inc.<ref name="Texas_Handbook"/>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |2010= 3083 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507121432/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 7, 2015}}</ref> |2020=3201 | align = right | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, Hideaway had a population of 3,201 and 1,067 families residing in the city; the median age was 62.8 years. 13.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 46.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.6 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A33578&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 12, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 1,465 households in Hideaway, of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 64.7% were married-couple households, 10.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 1,667 housing units, of which 12.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A33578&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=February 12, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A33578&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 12, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 2,967 || 92.7% |- | Black or African American || 20 || 0.6% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 10 || 0.3% |- | Asian || 19 || 0.6% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 22 || 0.7% |- | Two or more races || 162 || 5.1% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 131 || 4.1% |} {{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/en.html|title=Census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=29 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}

===Socioeconomic characteristics===

There is a poverty rate of about 6% and an individual income of around $32,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hideaway - Place Explorer - Data Commons |url=https://datacommons.org/place/geoId/4833578 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=datacommons.org}}</ref>

Most households in Hideaway earn 75 to 125 thousand dollars. The most common individual income is 15 to 25 thousand dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hideaway Economics - Place Explorer - Data Commons |url=https://datacommons.org/place/geoId/4833578?category=Economics |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=datacommons.org}}</ref>

Most people in Hideaway were born in the United States and are married.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hideaway Demographics - Place Explorer - Data Commons |url=https://datacommons.org/place/geoId/4833578?category=Demographics |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=datacommons.org}}</ref>

The median age in Hideaway is around 63, which gives Hideaway the third largest median age in Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Place Rankings - Data Commons |url=https://datacommons.org/ranking/Median_Age_Person/City/geoId/48?h=geoId/4833578 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=datacommons.org}}</ref> ==Education== The Lindale Independent School District serves area students.

==References== {{reflist|30em}} {{notelist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Handbook of Texas|id=hgh13|name=Hideaway, Texas}}

Category:Cities in Texas Category:Cities in Smith County, Texas