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 10.41% 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 31.70 minutes every day commuting to work.

The percentage of adults in Forest Hill with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 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.

In addition, Forest Hill has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.18%).

The most common language spoken in Forest Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.