Forest Hills, PA

Census Place

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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
10.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,568
1.25% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Forest Hills, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Forest Hills, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Forest Hills, PA was $200,700, and the homeownership rate was 75.3%.

Most people in Forest Hills, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Forest Hills, PA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPennsylvaniaAllegheny County, PAPittsburgh, PAAllegheny County (East)--Monroeville Municipality, Plum & Wilkinsburg Boroughs PUMA, PA

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forest Hills, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.84k ± 319
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    777 ± 161
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    257 ± 165
4.82%
Hispanic Population
303 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    101 ± 74
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    67 ± 61
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Forest Hills, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forest Hills, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (56.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (28.1%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

95.6% of the population of Forest Hills, PA has health coverage, with 55.5% on employee plans, 10% on Medicaid, 18.5% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 1.07% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.5% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.3% were men and 48.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.36%
Uninsured
55.5%
Employer Coverage
10%
Medicaid
18.5%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
1.07%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Forest Hills, PA grew by 2.22% from 4.26% to 4.36%.

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