How are homes heated in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS?

Name: Heating fuel in Hide-A-Way Lake, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Hide-A-Way Lake, used by 97.8% (±3.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±4.1 points)
Electricity: 97.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Hide-A-Way Lake

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Hide-A-Way Lake	Pearl River County	Mississippi	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±4.1 points)	5.8%	29.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	97.8% (±3.7 points)	87.8%	58.9%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±4.1 points)	4.1%	9.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±4.1 points)	1.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.1 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.2% (±3.7 points)	0.8%	0.7%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Hide-A-Way Lake, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Pearl River County (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from Mississippi (0.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Hide-A-Way Lake, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Pearl River County (87.8%).

It is also higher than in Mississippi (58.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Hide-A-Way Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hide-A-Way Lake
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Hide-A-Way Lake	—	97.8% (±3.7 points)	—
Picayune	3.8 mi	82.5% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Nicholson	7.2 mi	88.3% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Pearl River	16 mi	51.3% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Kiln	17 mi	84.2% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Sun	17 mi	81.6% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Bogalusa	19 mi	50.4% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Poplarville	19 mi	89.3% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Slidell	22 mi	57.6% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Picayune, MS (82.5%), Nicholson, MS (88.3%), Pearl River, LA (51.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Pearl River County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Nicholson	1.3% (±2.3 points)
2 (tie)	Hide-A-Way Lake	0.0% (±4.1 points)
2 (tie)	Picayune	0.0% (±1.0 points)
2 (tie)	Poplarville	0.0% (±6.2 points)

Hide-A-Way Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hide-A-Way Lake

What is the most common way to heat a home in Hide-A-Way Lake?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Hide-A-Way Lake, used by 97.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Hide-A-Way Lake heat with oil?

0.0% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in Hide-A-Way Lake use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Hide-A-Way Lake have electric heat?

97.8% (±3.7 points) of occupied homes in Hide-A-Way Lake heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hide-A-Way Lake CDP, Mississippi

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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