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Davidson County

Population in July 2008: 6,018. Population change since 2000: +27.8%
Males: 2,970  (49.4%)
Females: 3,048  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  45.1 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37215.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $145,430 (it was $124,845 in 2000)
Forest Hills:  $145,430
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $82,664
Forest Hills:  $82,664
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $522,820 (it was $372,000 in 2000)
Forest Hills:  $522,820
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $752,210; Detached houses: $755,651; In 2-unit structures: $48,067; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $437,410

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Races in Forest Hills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Forest Hills: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.0%), German (17.3%), Irish (15.7%), United States (11.8%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Scottish (6.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1957

Land area: 9.27 square miles.

Population density: 649 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Forest Hills

  • High school or higher: 97.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 37.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forest Hills city

  • Never married: 14.6%
  • Now married: 76.1%
  • Separated: 0.1%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

179 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

This city:  3.8%
Tennessee:  2.8%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Forest Hills:  0.7% ($2,608)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (7.2 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (401.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Belle Meade, TN (1.7 miles ), Oak Hill, TN (1.7 miles ), Berry Hill, TN (2.2 miles ), Brentwood, TN (2.3 miles ), Metropolitan Government, TN (2.7 miles ), Nashville-Davidson, TN (2.7 miles ), Franklin, TN (3.1 miles ), Nolensville, TN (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $463,900
  • 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $615,800
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $531,600
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $853,800
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $907,200
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $618,400
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $941,400
  • 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $719,000
  • 2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $825,000
  • 2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $1,248,100
  • 2006: 30 buildings, average cost: $1,118,800
  • 2007: 21 buildings, average cost: $1,023,500
  • 2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $1,014,800

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 36.07 N, Longitude: 86.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 615

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Population change in the 1990s: +476 (+11.2%).

Historical population

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (29%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Lawyers (16%)
  • Top executives (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Art and design workers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



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Forest Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 122% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/24/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the Forest Hills city center killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.1 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.


Forest Hills-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from Forest Hills center
On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Forest Hills:
  • ST THOMAS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NASHVILLE, TN)
  • VANDERBILT STALLWORTH REHAB HOSP LP (about 5 miles; NASHVILLE, TN)
  • SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CTR (about 7 miles; NASHVILLE, TN)

Amtrak station near Forest Hills:
  • 7 miles: NASHVILLE (GREYHOUND STA., 200 8TH AVE. S.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest Hills:
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,260)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 6 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)

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Churches in Forest Hills include: Fairview Church (A), Otter Creek Church (B), Hillsboro Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Forest Hills include: Granny White Park (1), Otter Creek Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  85.1%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.7%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  0.6%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest Hills, TN



Forest Hills compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


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2004 Presidential Election results in Davidson County Tennessee:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (87%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Forest Hills

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents32.5%13.2%10.9%9.4%3.7%
Congregations19.3%18.6%11.3%2.7%3.9%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentMuslim EstimateEpiscopal ChurchChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents3.4%3.0%2.6%2.6%18.7%
Congregations1.0%1.2%2.4%5.1%34.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2$8,844$53,0640$0
Totals for Government 2$8,844$53,0640$0



Forest Hills government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $370,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $371,000
    Financial Administration: $58,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $83,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $162,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,788,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,328,000
    Highways: $129,000
    General Support: $125,000
  • Tax - NEC: $62,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $58,000

9.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,950 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.29%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($276 average AGI)
Davidson County:  0.12%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Rutherford County, TN  0.75% ($30,683 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TN  0.66% ($52,560)
from Sumner County, TN  0.51% ($38,508)


8.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,110 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.72%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Davidson County:  0.07%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Rutherford County, TN  1.23% ($35,788 average AGI)
to Williamson County, TN  0.86% ($73,711)
to Sumner County, TN  0.70% ($39,547)


Strongest AM radio stations in Forest Hills:
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAKM (950 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: FRANKLIN RADIO ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WCOR (900 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, TN)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WVOL (1470 AM; 5 kW; BERRY HILL, TN)
  • WYFN (980 AM; 5 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: BIBLE BRADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WENO (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WENO, INC.)
  • WMDB (880 AM; daytime; 3 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: BABB BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHEW (1380 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: SG COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forest Hills:
  • WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRVU (91.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: VANDERBILT STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W271AB (102.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WNPL (106.7 FM; BELLE MEADE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFFI (93.7 FM; KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W214BQ (90.7 FM; BRENTWOOD, TN; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WNAZ-FM (89.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
  • WFCM-FM (91.7 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around Forest Hills:
  • WKRN-TV (Channel 2; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WKRN, G.P.)
  • WNPT (Channel 8; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
  • W36AK (Channel 36; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WGAP-LP (Channel 26; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WJDE-LP (Channel 24; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WRMX-LP (Channel 12; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WJNK-LP (Channel 61; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W52CT (Channel 52; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: JKB ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WNPX-LP (Channel 20; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WHTN (Channel 39; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIIW-LP (Channel 14; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Forest Hills, Tennessee:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Tennessee average:
  • Fatal accident count: 115
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 182
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 39
  • Fatalities: 126
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 294
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

Forest Hills fatal accident list:
Aug 7, 1990 08:00 AM, Sr106, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $188,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,080
Total average daily truck traffic: 60
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 4,928


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED95$534,904100$521,9527$212,53915$349,417
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED11$567,88215$435,5862$58,8150$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$880,25333$621,9673$389,7801$831,100
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN7$637,05121$563,6942$216,2752$231,360
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$723,58512$805,5080$01$399,580
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0186.01 , 0186.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$311,7951$288,010
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$340,7700$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0186.01 , 0186.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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