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.When you are in Forest Hill, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.93% of Forest Hill’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Forest Hill is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forest Hill who work in office and administrative support (11.90%), sales jobs (8.91%), and business and financial occupations (7.59%). 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.77 minutes every day commuting to work. Forest Hill is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
