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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Forest Hill is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Forest Hill is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forest Hill who work in office and administrative support (12.34%), sales jobs (9.53%), and business and financial occupations (7.24%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In Forest Hill, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Forest Hill are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.24% of adults in Forest Hill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Forest Hill in 2022 was $25,326, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,304 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. The greatest number of Forest Hill residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Forest Hill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 45.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Forest Hill include German, Irish, English, African, and Nigerian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Forest Hill's cultural character, accounting for 21.18% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Forest Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
