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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Forest Hill rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.24% of adults 25 and older in Forest Hill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
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.
