Emerald Bay vs Hideaway

A side-by-side comparison of Emerald Bay and Hideaway: population, income, housing, and more.

Emerald Bay and Hideaway are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hideaway has the higher population (3,259 vs 1,074 in Emerald Bay). Emerald Bay has the higher median household income ($120,139 vs $90,640 in Hideaway). Hideaway has the higher median home value ($287,600 vs $279,200 in Emerald Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Emerald Bay	Hideaway
Population	1,074	3,259
Median age	69.6 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$120,139	$90,640
Median home value	$279,200	$287,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,528
Housing units	498	1,762
Homeownership rate	100.0%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	41.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerald Bay	Hideaway
Population	1,255 → 1,074 (-14.4%)	3,127 → 3,259 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$71,333 → $120,139 (+68.4%)	$72,689 → $90,640 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $279,200 (+14.8%)	$183,700 → $287,600 (+56.6%)

Emerald Bay

Population

1,2551,074

Median household income

$71,333$120,139

Median home value

$243,200$279,200

Hideaway

Population

3,1273,259

Median household income

$72,689$90,640

Median home value

$183,700$287,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerald Bay	Hideaway
Under 5	4.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	9.7%	9.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	8.3%	8.9%
35 to 44	2.1%	5.4%
45 to 54	0.8%	6.7%
55 to 64	6.7%	27.1%
65 to 74	33.5%	15.3%
75 and over	34.8%	20.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerald Bay	Hideaway
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerald Bay	Hideaway
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.2%
High school graduate	9.8%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerald Bay	Hideaway
Drove alone	67.0%	66.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.0%	24.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerald Bay	Hideaway
1-unit, detached	72.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	18.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emerald Bay	Hideaway
Poverty rate	1.8%	4.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1985	1983