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.
Forest Hill is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Forest Hill with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.44% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Forest Hill's cultural character, accounting for 22.85% 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.
