Forest Hill is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 14,157 people and three associated neighborhoods, Forest Hill is the 203rd largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Forest Hill is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.93% of the Forest Hill workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. 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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.28% 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.77 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small city, Forest Hill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Forest Hill, just 12.44% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. 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. In addition, Forest Hill has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.85%). The most common language spoken in Forest Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
