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Population in July 2007: 13,816. Population change since 2000: +5.4%
 

Males: 7,382  (53.4%)
Females: 6,434  (46.6%)
Median resident age:  35.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 76119.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,400 (it was $37,473 in 2000)
Forest Hill  $43,400
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $82,500 (it was $56,000 in 2000)
Forest Hill  $82,500
Texas:  $120,900

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Races in Forest Hill:

  • Black (57.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (22.9%)
  • Hispanic (18.1%)
  • Other race (6.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Forest Hill: 97.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (4.2%), Irish (2.4%), German (1.9%), English (1.2%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 4.25 square miles.

Population density: 3254 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Forest Hill

  • High school or higher: 68.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forest Hill city

  • Never married: 29.2%
  • Now married: 50.9%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

894 residents are foreign born (5.7% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).

This city:  6.9%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 45 registered sex offenders living in Forest Hill, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Forest Hill to the number of sex offenders is 307 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Forest Hill:  1.9% ($1,078)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Forest Hill satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Worth, TX (6.9 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (34.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Everman, TX (2.5 miles ), Kennedale, TX (3.6 miles ), Edgecliff Village, TX (5.2 miles ), Rendon, TX (6.3 miles ), Fort Worth, TX (6.9 miles ), Dalworthington Gardens, TX (8.1 miles ), Pantego, TX (8.6 miles ), Crowley, TX (8.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $55,500
  • 1997: 27 buildings, average cost: $61,300
  • 1998: 27 buildings, average cost: $60,700
  • 1999: 31 buildings, average cost: $60,900
  • 2000: 31 buildings, average cost: $60,800
  • 2001: 34 buildings, average cost: $60,800
  • 2002: 37 buildings, average cost: $60,800
  • 2003: 41 buildings, average cost: $60,800
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $146,600
  • 2005: 54 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2006: 48 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $132,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 32.66 N, Longitude: 97.27 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,145 (-16.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 349 (7.4%)


1623 people in federal prisons and detention centers
96 people in nursing homes

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Forest Hill, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +1,423 (+12.3%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


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Crime in Forest Hill by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 11031000
    per 100,000 8.28.00.022.27.40.00.00.0
Rapes 1499593611
    per 100,000 114.671.768.037.067.022.244.580.9
Robberies 2028192733242540
    per 100,000 163.8223.0143.5199.6245.7177.9185.3294.1
Assaults 7968705781565644
    per 100,000 646.9541.5528.6421.4603.2415.2415.0323.5
Burglaries 121125123141124126120120
    per 100,000 990.7995.4928.81042.5923.4934.2889.4882.2
Thefts 237206170281275243310279
    per 100,000 1940.61640.41283.72077.62047.81801.62297.52051.2
Auto thefts 3748476859365738
    per 100,000 303.0382.2354.9502.8439.3266.9422.4279.4
Arson 60102000
    per 100,000 49.10.07.60.014.90.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 457.8414.3347.9414.4444.6313.0362.1383.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 29 (25 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.81
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Forest Hill, Texas

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Forest Hill-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 224% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the Forest Hill city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 80 people.


Forest Hill topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Forest Hill:
  • HUGULEY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 5 miles; FORT WORTH, TX)
  • BAYLOR ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER AT FW (about 6 miles; FORT WORTH, TX)
  • COOK FT WORTH CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; FORT WORTH, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Forest Hill, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forest Hill:
  • FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 12 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: FTW)
  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 14 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: NFW)
  • DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 23 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forest Hill:
  • LUCK FIELD (about 7 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: F71)
  • SYCAMORE STRIP (about 7 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: 9F9)
  • FORT WORTH SPINKS (about 9 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: FWS)

Amtrak station near Forest Hill:
  • 8 miles: FORT WORTH (1501 JONES ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest Hill:
  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,403)
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 8 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,253)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 10 miles; ARLINGTON, TX; FT enrollment: 15,467)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 31 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 3,029)
  • DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,496)

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Churches in Forest Hill include: Sacred Heart Catholic Church (A), Christian Faith Baptist Church (B), First Baptist Church of Forest Hill (C), Berea Baptist Church (D), Bethel Apostolic Tabernacle Church (E), Forest Hill Assembly of God Church (F), Forest Hill Presbyterian Church (G), Forest Hills Seventh Day Adventist Church (H), Shield of Faith Fellowship International Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  3.0 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  79.6%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.0%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  6.7%

Forest Hill compared to Texas state average:

Forest Hill, Texas environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Forest Hill travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Tarrant County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Forest Hill government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $867,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $914,000
    All Other: $9,000
  • Construction - General: $349,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,745,000
    Water Utilities: $1,609,000
    Fire Protection: $820,000
    Sewerage: $767,000
    General - Other: $391,000
    Regular Highways: $344,000
    Central Staff Services: $292,000
    General Public Buildings: $270,000
    Financial Administration: $214,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $138,000
    Health Services - Other: $78,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $186,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $625,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,235,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $22,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,805,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $575,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $452,000
    Water Utilities: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $324,000
    Interest Earnings: $158,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $19,000
    General - Other: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,007,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,916,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $184,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $94,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,387,000
    Total General Sales: $1,248,000
    Public Utilities: $527,000
    NEC: $175,000
    Other Selective Sales: $109,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,366,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $44,000

8.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,448 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.04%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($575 average AGI)
Tarrant County:  0.14%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dallas County, TX  1.63% ($41,399 average AGI)
from Denton County, TX  0.43% ($49,580)
from Johnson County, TX  0.32% ($37,188)


6.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.72%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Tarrant County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dallas County, TX  1.38% ($37,173 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX  0.50% ($53,338)
to Johnson County, TX  0.35% ($45,937)


Strongest AM radio stations in Forest Hill:
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KHVN (970 AM; 10 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KNAX (1630 AM; 10 kW; FT. WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLIF (570 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KLIF LICO, INC.)
  • KFJZ (870 AM; daytime; 1 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: GARDEN CITY BROADCASTING, INC. D.I.P)
  • KTCK (1310 AM; 9 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forest Hill:
  • KLLI (105.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
  • KKDA-FM (104.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
  • KZPS (92.5 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHKS (106.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVIL-FM (103.7 FM; HIGHLAND PARK-DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TEXAS)
  • KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
  • KOAI (107.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: INFINITY KOAI-FM, INC.)
  • KLNO (94.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KBFB (97.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KSCS (96.3 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KEGL (97.1 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCBI (90.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CRISWELL CENTER FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES)
  • KDGE (102.1 FM; FORT WORTH-DALLAS, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDMX (102.9 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
  • KTCU-FM (88.7 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY)
  • KERA (90.1 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLUV-FM (98.7 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF DALLAS)
  • KVTT (91.7 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC)
  • K217BS (91.3 FM; NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Forest Hill:
  • KFWD (Channel 52; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HIC BROADCAST, INC.)
  • KXAS-TV (Channel 5; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: STATION VENTURE OPERATIONS, LP)
  • KDTN (Channel 2; DENTON, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTVT (Channel 11; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS L.P.)
  • KSTR-TV (Channel 49; IRVING, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA DALLAS LLC)
  • KPXD (Channel 68; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON DALLAS LICENSE, INC.)
  • KUVN (Channel 23; GARLAND, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KTXA (Channel 21; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH L.P.)
  • WFAA-TV (Channel 8; DALLAS, TX; Owner: WFAA-TV, L.P.)
  • KMPX (Channel 29; DECATUR, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KDFW (Channel 4; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KDFW LICENSE, INC.)
  • KDTX-TV (Channel 58; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KXTX-TV (Channel 39; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
  • KDAF (Channel 33; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KERA-TV (Channel 13; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDFI (Channel 27; DALLAS, TX; Owner: NEW DMIC, INC.)
  • KUVN-CA (Channel 31; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KUVN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • K26HF (Channel 26; BRITTON, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KHPK-LP (Channel 28; DE SOTO, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KLDT (Channel 55; LAKE DALLAS, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING OF DALLAS, INC.)
  • K25FW (Channel 25; CORSICANA, TX; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KATA-LP (Channel 60; MESQUITE, TX; Owner: JANE McGINNIS)
  • KVFW-LP (Channel 65; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: GERALD BENAVIDES)
  • KLEG-LP (Channel 44; DALLAS, TX; Owner: DILIP VISWANATH)


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