Forest Hills, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,286

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.8

2.01% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.32%

2.88% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$89,688

3.32% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$200,700

Population & Diversity

Forest Hills, PA is home to a population of 6.29k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.69% of Forest Hills, PA residents were born outside of the country (169 people).

In 2024, there were 6.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.84k people) in Forest Hills, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 777 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 257 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Forest Hills, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forest Hills, PA was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Forest Hills, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forest Hills, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.84k ± 319
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
777 ± 161
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
257 ± 165

4.82%

Hispanic Population

303 people

4.82% of the people in Forest Hills, PA are hispanic (303 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Forest Hills, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

2.69%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

169 people

2.38%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

151 people

As of 2024, 2.69% of Forest Hills, PA residents (169 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Forest Hills, PA was 2.38%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Forest Hills, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
101 ± 74
Gulf War (2001-)
67 ± 61
Gulf War (1990s)
23 ± 28

Forest Hills, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Forest Hills, PA.

Economy

The economy of Forest Hills, PA employs 3.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forest Hills, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (891 people), Educational Services (490 people), and Finance & Insurance (430 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,809), Finance & Insurance ($83,816), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,542).

Employment

Occupations

3.57k

2024 Value

± 406

1.25%

1 Year growth

± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest Hills, PA grew at a rate of 1.25%, from 3.52k employees to 3.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forest Hills, PA, are Management Occupations (492 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (364 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (336 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forest Hills, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.57k

2024 Value

± 406

1.25%

1 Year growth

± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest Hills, PA grew at a rate of 1.25%, from 3.52k employees to 3.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forest Hills, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (891 people), Educational Services (490 people), and Finance & Insurance (430 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forest Hills, PA, though some of these residents may live in Forest Hills, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,250

Median earning men ± $8,037

$59,875

Median earning women ± $5,833

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,145), Public Administration ($75,741), and Manufacturing ($68,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,592), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,611), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Forest Hills, PA was $200,700 in 2024, which is 0.603 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $182,200 to $200,700, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Forest Hills, PA is 75.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forest Hills, PA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forest Hills, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$200,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,776

$2,342

Median Property Taxes

±$267

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Forest Hills, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Forest Hills, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.3%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.3% of the housing units in Forest Hills, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Forest Hills, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$89,688

Median Household Income

± $6,272

3.11k

Number of Households

± 387

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.11k households in Forest Hills, PA grew to $89,688 from the previous year's value of $86,802.

The following chart displays the households in Forest Hills, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forest Hills, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (56.1%)
Worked At Home (28.1%)
Carpooled (7.64%)

In 2024, 56.1% of workers in Forest Hills, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.64%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forest Hills, PA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.87% of the workforce in Forest Hills, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Forest Hills, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Forest Hills, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Forest Hills, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forest Hills, PA (271 out of 6.28k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forest Hills, PA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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