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, Forest Hill isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Forest Hill are a mix 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. 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 31.70 minutes, which is quite a bit 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. Forest Hill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.18%. The most common language spoken in Forest Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
