Forest Hill is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 14,314 people and three associated neighborhoods, Forest Hill is the 203rd largest community in Texas.
A relatively large number of people in Forest Hill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Forest Hill is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Forest Hill, the average commute to work is 30.77 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Forest Hill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Forest Hill is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.44% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Forest Hill in 2022 was $23,364, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,456 for a family of four. However, Forest Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Forest Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 48.22% of the city’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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Forest Hill include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Polish.
Forest Hill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.85%.
The most common language spoken in Forest Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.