
When you’re speeding along Mockingbird Lane just west of White Rock Lake, take a moment to look to the north, and you’ll find this small neighborhood where the residents boast of the natural setting — among creeks and mature trees — of their houses, most of which date from the 1950s and 1960s.
The natural setting of Hillside, with its abundant trees and beautiful creeks, is treasured by residents and visitors alike.
Most of the neighborhood features ranch-style homes dating from 1951 through the early 1960s.
The neighborhood was developed to the northeast of the Hillside Village shopping center, which features many dining options, including Olivella’s Neo Pizza Napoletana
Neighbors can grab a drink at Lakewood’s 1st and 10.
The 2016 population of Hillside is estimated to be 1,139. That’s a change of +4.9% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +5.1%.
The number of households is 604, a change of +5.6% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +5.5%.
The average household size is 1.89.
The median household income is $76,172 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 32.5% aren’t in the labor force. 8.4% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 4.9% are blue-collar workers, 89.1% are white-collar workers, and 6.0% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 24.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 1.7.
69.3% of Hillside homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $339,568
78.5% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 15.7 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 7.0 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1958.
Hillside includes portions of these police beats: 219
Throughout those beats during 2014, there were:
Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 2 |
Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 2 |
Business Burglaries | 31 |
Home Burglaries | 47 |
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 113 |
Auto Thefts | 28 |
Business Robberies | 6 |
Robberies of Individuals | 11 |
Shoplifting Incidents | 18 |
Other Thefts | 58 |
Murders | 0 |
Rapes | 3 |
Dallas ISD J.L. Long Middle School | 69 |
Dallas ISD Lakewood Elementary | 95 |
Dallas ISD Woodrow Wilson High School | 79 |