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.
