Forest Hill is a tiny village located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 604 people and just one neighborhood, Forest Hill is the 275th largest community in Louisiana.
When you are in Forest Hill, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.68% of Forest Hill’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Forest Hill is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Forest Hill who work in sales jobs (18.09%), farm management occupations (17.02%), and architecture and engineering (14.36%).
In addition, many people in Forest Hill have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.
Being a small village, Forest Hill does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Forest Hill is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.60% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Forest Hill in 2022 was $31,093, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,372 for a family of four. However, Forest Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Forest Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Forest Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Forest Hill, accounting for 59.35% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Forest Hill residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Forest Hill include Italian, English, French, Irish, and Scots-Irish.
Forest Hill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 34.50%.
The most common language spoken in Forest Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 11.0% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 13.1% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.9% of all neighborhoods in America.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.7% of all neighborhoods in America, with 35.2% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.8% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Forest Hill are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 29.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.2%), and 11.0% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 75.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (20.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Forest Hill, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (24.6%). There are also a number of people of French ancestry (12.8%), and residents who report German roots (10.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.9%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (4.0%), among others. In addition, 15.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America. However, there is also a significant group of residents (13.1%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (77.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (9.7%) and 7.5% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.