Forest Hills, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,847 (Urban population: 4,615, Rural population: 1,232 (all nonfarm))

Forest Hills, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,788 (1,723 occupied: 1,685 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	2%
State:	30%

Housing density: 193 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $36,589.

Median contract rent in 2007: $242 (lower quartile is $224, upper quartile is $506)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $523

Median gross rent in Forest Hills, TN in 2007: $596

Housing units in Forest Hills with a mortgage: 1,111 (143 second mortgage, 186 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 506

Forest Hills,TN index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,787

In family households: 4,496 (1,294 male householders, 156 female householders)
1,387 spouses, 1,489 children (1,365 natural, 44 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 72 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 291 (116 male householders (56 living alone)), 112 female householders (112 living alone)), 63 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 710 2-persons, 261 3-persons, 303 4-persons, 137 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 168 1-person, 52 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

1,124 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (9 men, 59 women).

95.5% of residents of Forest Hills speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 179 (3.7%)
(79.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	9.1
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest Hills, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 8 6 rooms: 91 7 rooms: 279 8 rooms: 318 9 or more rooms: 983

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Hills, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 14 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 33
1995 to 1998: 91
1990 to 1994: 108
1980 to 1989: 125
1970 to 1979: 275
1960 to 1969: 637
1950 to 1959: 352
1940 to 1949: 87
1939 or earlier: 80

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest Hills:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 27 3 bedrooms: 528 4 bedrooms: 879 5 or more bedrooms: 245

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Hills:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 23 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Hills in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 240 2 vehicles: 879 3 vehicles: 417 4 vehicles: 117 5 or more vehicles: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Hills in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 29 2 vehicles: 0 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Forest Hills, TN:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 6
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 40
$200,000 to $249,999: 125
$250,000 to $299,999: 298
$300,000 to $399,999: 435
$400,000 to $499,999: 178
$500,000 to $749,999: 239
$750,000 to $999,999: 109
$1,000,000 or more: 167

Forest Hills rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Forest Hills:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 31

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 21 1990 to 1994: 18 1985 to 1989: 39 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 15 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 38 1965 to 1969: 37

Forest Hills, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.6%
Number of people working at home: 174 (8.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 32
5 to 9 minutes: 105
10 to 14 minutes: 285
15 to 19 minutes: 453
20 to 24 minutes: 510
25 to 29 minutes: 195
30 to 34 minutes: 262
35 to 39 minutes: 36
40 to 44 minutes: 16
45 to 59 minutes: 21
60 to 89 minutes: 8
90 or more minutes: 37

Forest Hills mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,796 (84%)
Carpooled: 131 (6%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (1%)
Other means: 20 (1%)
Worked at home: 174 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 39
$10,000 to $14,999: 20
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 20
$25,000 to $29,999: 24
$30,000 to $34,999: 39
$35,000 to $39,999: 47
$40,000 to $44,999: 25
$45,000 to $49,999: 53
$50,000 to $59,999: 74
$60,000 to $74,999: 122
$75,000 to $99,999: 171
$100,000 to $124,999: 201
$125,000 to $149,999: 62
$150,000 to $199,999: 184
$200,000 or more: 592

First ancestries reported:

English: 998
United States or American: 558
German: 473
Irish: 434
Other groups: 319
Scotch-Irish: 272
Scottish: 256
French (except Basque): 116
Polish: 74
European: 73
Norwegian: 45
Russian: 41
Hungarian: 37
Dutch: 36
Greek: 32
Iranian: 28
British: 27
Finnish: 25
Northern European: 23
Czech: 23
Italian: 23
Swedish: 22
Welsh: 20
Subsaharan African:: 16
South African: 16
Ukrainian: 16
Danish: 14
Lebanese: 14
Arab:: 14
Australian: 13
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 12
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12
Swiss: 11
Belgian: 11
Austrian: 8
Slavic: 8
Eastern European: 6
Albanian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (15%)
Vietnam (15%)
Iran (11%)
Poland (11%)
South Africa (9%)
Australia (7%)
Trinidad and Tobago (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2338
Northeast: 351
Midwest: 528
South: 1063
West: 293

65% of Forest Hills residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 5
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 48
Less than 1 year of college: 27
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
Associate degree: 26
Bachelor's degree: 594
Master's degree: 236
Professional school degree: 406
Doctorate degree: 137

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 162
Less than 1 year of college: 52
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 266
Associate degree: 39
Bachelor's degree: 635
Master's degree: 335
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 44

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 28.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $148,106
Black householders: $222,897
Two or more races householders: $56,453
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $174,410

Forest Hills household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Forest Hills household income for Black householders

Forest Hills household income for Two or more races householders

Forest Hills household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Forest Hills marital status for males

Forest Hills marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $526,434
Black or African American householders: $805,756
Two or more races householders: $316,451
Hispanic or Latino householders: $225,032

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,763
One, attached: 9
Two: 7
3 or 4: 9

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forest Hills:

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

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (18%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 444

Here:	62.4%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 168

Here:	66.4%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43

Here:	39.1%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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