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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Forest Heights, Maryland was 2,585 / 2,592

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Public administration17.8% (209)11.3% (57)22.7% (152)
Construction8.6% (101)17.2% (87)2.1% (14)
Health care8.6% (101)3.6% (18)12.4% (83)
Professional, scientific, and technical services8.5% (100)2.6% (13)13.0% (87)
Educational services6.8% (80)5.5% (28)7.7% (52)
Accommodation and food services4.6% (54)7.3% (37)2.5% (17)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations4.3% (51)5.5% (28)3.4% (23)
Finance and insurance3.7% (43)0.0% (0)6.4% (43)
Truck transportation3.2% (38)7.5% (38)0.0% (0)
U. S. Postal service3.1% (37)2.2% (11)3.9% (26)
Real estate and rental and leasing3.1% (37)1.4% (7)4.5% (30)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers2.8% (33)4.0% (20)1.9% (13)
Utilities2.8% (33)5.3% (27)0.9% (6)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.5% (29)2.2% (11)2.7% (18)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.2% (26)1.0% (5)3.1% (21)
Food and beverage stores1.9% (22)1.2% (6)2.4% (16)
Social assistance1.9% (22)0.0% (0)3.3% (22)
Computer and electronic products1.8% (21)4.2% (21)0.0% (0)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services1.6% (19)2.6% (13)0.9% (6)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores1.4% (17)3.4% (17)0.0% (0)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.3% (15)1.4% (7)1.2% (8)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.1% (13)2.6% (13)0.0% (0)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.0% (12)0.0% (0)1.8% (12)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.9% (10)0.0% (0)1.5% (10)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.7% (8)1.6% (8)0.0% (0)
Gasoline stations0.7% (8)1.6% (8)0.0% (0)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.7% (8)1.6% (8)0.0% (0)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.6% (7)0.0% (0)1.0% (7)
Food0.5% (6)1.2% (6)0.0% (0)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.5% (6)1.2% (6)0.0% (0)
Air transportation0.4% (5)1.0% (5)0.0% (0)
Personal and laundry services0.4% (5)0.0% (0)0.7% (5)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females
Secretaries and administrative assistants5.5% (65)2.2% (11)8.0% (54)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors5.4% (63)0.0% (0)9.4% (63)
Business operations specialists4.8% (57)0.0% (0)8.5% (57)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters4.2% (49)9.7% (49)0.0% (0)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers4.0% (47)9.3% (47)0.0% (0)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers3.9% (46)2.2% (11)5.2% (35)
Retail sales workers except cashiers3.7% (44)2.6% (13)4.6% (31)
Other protective service workers including supervisors3.6% (42)5.9% (30)1.8% (12)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers3.0% (35)6.9% (35)0.0% (0)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives2.9% (34)2.2% (11)3.4% (23)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks2.6% (31)0.0% (0)4.6% (31)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks2.5% (29)0.0% (0)4.3% (29)
Other production occupations including supervisors2.5% (29)3.2% (16)1.9% (13)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors2.2% (26)5.1% (26)0.0% (0)
Cooks and food preparation workers2.2% (26)3.2% (16)1.5% (10)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations2.2% (26)2.4% (12)2.1% (14)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers2.1% (25)0.0% (0)3.7% (25)
Computer specialists2.1% (25)2.4% (12)1.9% (13)
Cashiers2.1% (25)0.0% (0)3.7% (25)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists2.1% (25)1.4% (7)2.7% (18)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors2.0% (23)3.4% (17)0.9% (6)
Other healthcare support occupations2.0% (23)0.0% (0)3.4% (23)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations1.9% (22)3.2% (16)0.9% (6)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors1.8% (21)4.2% (21)0.0% (0)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors1.6% (19)2.6% (13)0.9% (6)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers1.5% (18)0.0% (0)2.7% (18)
Media and communication equipment workers1.5% (18)2.6% (13)0.7% (5)
Other financial specialists1.4% (17)0.0% (0)2.5% (17)
Other construction workers and helpers1.3% (15)3.0% (15)0.0% (0)
Food processing workers1.3% (15)3.0% (15)0.0% (0)
Laborers and material movers, hand1.3% (15)3.0% (15)0.0% (0)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers1.2% (14)0.0% (0)2.1% (14)
Registered nurses1.2% (14)0.0% (0)2.1% (14)
Therapists1.2% (14)0.0% (0)2.1% (14)
Legal support workers1.2% (14)1.4% (7)1.0% (7)
Health technologists and technicians1.0% (12)0.0% (0)1.8% (12)
Communications equipment operators1.0% (12)1.0% (5)1.0% (7)
Construction laborers1.0% (12)2.4% (12)0.0% (0)
Postsecondary teachers1.0% (12)0.0% (0)1.8% (12)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.9% (10)2.0% (10)0.0% (0)
Lawyers0.7% (8)1.6% (8)0.0% (0)
Financial managers0.6% (7)0.0% (0)1.0% (7)
Life and physical scientists0.6% (7)1.4% (7)0.0% (0)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.6% (7)1.4% (7)0.0% (0)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers0.6% (7)0.0% (0)1.0% (7)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers0.5% (6)1.2% (6)0.0% (0)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.5% (6)0.0% (0)0.9% (6)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.5% (6)0.0% (0)0.9% (6)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing0.5% (6)1.2% (6)0.0% (0)
Printing workers0.5% (6)1.2% (6)0.0% (0)
Mathematical science occupations0.5% (6)0.0% (0)0.9% (6)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers0.4% (5)0.0% (0)0.7% (5)
Top executives0.4% (5)1.0% (5)0.0% (0)
Personal appearance workers0.4% (5)0.0% (0)0.7% (5)
Child care workers0.4% (5)0.0% (0)0.7% (5)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.4% (5)0.0% (0)0.7% (5)
Customer service representatives0.4% (5)0.0% (0)0.7% (5)
Engineers0.4% (5)1.0% (5)0.0% (0)
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 15.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 12.0%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.8%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 35.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 35.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

3.5% (36)
Maryland:

4.0% (107,815)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    4.1% (23)
    Maryland:

    5.7% (78,453)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    2.8% (13)
    Maryland:

    2.2% (29,362)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

3.9% (41)
Maryland:

4.0% (109,577)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    5.6% (32)
    Maryland:

    5.4% (74,025)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    1.9% (9)
    Maryland:

    2.7% (35,552)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

3.7% (38)
Maryland:

5.6% (152,588)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    6.7% (38)
    Maryland:

    7.0% (96,168)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

6.6% (69)
Maryland:

9.3% (252,789)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    10.4% (59)
    Maryland:

    10.6% (146,074)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    2.1% (10)
    Maryland:

    8.0% (106,715)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

23.9% (248)
Maryland:

10.2% (277,072)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    12.7% (72)
    Maryland:

    10.7% (147,686)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    37.3% (176)
    Maryland:

    9.7% (129,386)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

14.6% (152)
Maryland:

14.4% (391,643)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    16.4% (93)
    Maryland:

    13.4% (185,510)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    12.5% (59)
    Maryland:

    15.4% (206,133)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

12.1% (126)
Maryland:

12.0% (327,632)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    14.3% (81)
    Maryland:

    10.2% (141,762)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    9.5% (45)
    Maryland:

    13.9% (185,870)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

10.7% (111)
Maryland:

11.9% (324,722)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    5.8% (33)
    Maryland:

    10.4% (144,325)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    16.5% (78)
    Maryland:

    13.5% (180,397)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

1.6% (17)
Maryland:

6.5% (176,394)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    1.6% (9)
    Maryland:

    5.6% (77,310)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    1.7% (8)
    Maryland:

    7.4% (99,084)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

5.1% (53)
Maryland:

6.6% (180,666)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    1.6% (9)
    Maryland:

    5.9% (81,979)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    9.3% (44)
    Maryland:

    7.4% (98,687)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

1.7% (18)
Maryland:

2.8% (76,241)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    3.2% (18)
    Maryland:

    2.7% (36,790)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

3.0% (31)
Maryland:

1.2% (33,029)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    4.1% (23)
    Maryland:

    1.1% (15,574)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    1.7% (8)
    Maryland:

    1.3% (17,455)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Forest Heights:

6.5% (68)
Maryland:

5.8% (159,261)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    10.9% (62)
    Maryland:

    5.5% (76,283)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    1.3% (6)
    Maryland:

    6.2% (82,978)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Forest Heights:

3.0% (31)
Maryland:

5.7% (153,884)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    2.6% (15)
    Maryland:

    5.9% (81,307)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    3.4% (16)
    Maryland:

    5.4% (72,577)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

6.3% (74)
Maryland:

3.0% (77,561)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

3.6% (42)
Maryland:

3.2% (81,972)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

3.1% (36)
Maryland:

4.7% (120,768)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

10.7% (126)
Maryland:

9.1% (235,203)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

14.2% (167)
Maryland:

10.3% (267,702)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

19.9% (233)
Maryland:

14.9% (386,941)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

12.8% (150)
Maryland:

14.3% (370,838)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

11.3% (133)
Maryland:

11.6% (300,061)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

3.9% (46)
Maryland:

6.0% (154,337)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

3.7% (43)
Maryland:

5.9% (151,747)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

0.9% (10)
Maryland:

2.2% (56,218)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Forest Heights:

1.2% (14)
Maryland:

1.0% (26,260)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Forest Heights:

5.1% (60)
Maryland:

5.3% (136,187)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Forest Heights:

2.9% (34)
Maryland:

5.4% (139,172)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 33.3%
Number of people working at home: 5 (0.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work (%)

Working at home - Forest Heights

Working at home - Maryland

Travel time to work:
Less than 5 minutes:
Forest Heights:

0.6% (7)
Maryland:

1.8% (47,843)
5 to 9 minutes:
Forest Heights:

4.3% (51)
Maryland:

6.6% (169,884)
10 to 14 minutes:
Forest Heights:

3.2% (38)
Maryland:

10.5% (271,204)
15 to 19 minutes:
Forest Heights:

16.8% (197)
Maryland:

12.4% (320,679)
20 to 24 minutes:
Forest Heights:

13.3% (156)
Maryland:

13.0% (337,452)
25 to 29 minutes:
Forest Heights:

4.3% (51)
Maryland:

6.1% (158,702)
30 to 34 minutes:
Forest Heights:

17.4% (204)
Maryland:

14.5% (375,140)
35 to 39 minutes:
Forest Heights:

6.2% (73)
Maryland:

3.5% (91,893)
40 to 44 minutes:
Forest Heights:

4.7% (55)
Maryland:

4.8% (123,823)
45 to 59 minutes:
Forest Heights:

14.3% (168)
Maryland:

11.3% (291,586)
60 to 89 minutes:
Forest Heights:

11.0% (129)
Maryland:

8.6% (223,613)
90 or more minutes:
Forest Heights:

3.3% (39)
Maryland:

3.6% (93,148)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
Forest Heights:

7.3% (13)
Maryland:

16.8% (31,369)
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Forest Heights:

49.1% (487)
Maryland:

55.0% (1,274,395)
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
Forest Heights:

29.4% (52)
Maryland:

23.8% (44,618)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Forest Heights:

28.3% (280)
Maryland:

23.6% (546,238)
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
Forest Heights:

29.4% (52)
Maryland:

20.7% (38,852)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Forest Heights:

11.7% (116)
Maryland:

10.9% (252,734)
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
Forest Heights:

33.9% (60)
Maryland:

38.7% (72,407)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Forest Heights:

10.9% (108)
Maryland:

10.5% (244,354)

Means of transportation to work - Forest Heights

Means of transportation to work - Maryland

Means of transportation to work:
Drove car alone:
Forest Heights:

68.5% (804)
Maryland:

73.7% (1,910,917)
Carpooled:
Forest Heights:

13.8% (162)
Maryland:

12.4% (320,992)
Bus or trolley bus:
Forest Heights:

8.0% (94)
Maryland:

3.6% (93,111)
Subway or elevated:
Forest Heights:

7.1% (83)
Maryland:

2.9% (75,090)
Walked:
Forest Heights:

0.6% (7)
Maryland:

2.5% (64,852)
Other means:
Forest Heights:

1.5% (18)
Maryland:

0.6% (14,621)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Forest Heights:

83.2% (804)
Maryland:

85.6% (1,910,917)
In 2 person carpool:
Forest Heights:

11.3% (109)
Maryland:

11.2% (249,591)
In 3 person carpool:
Forest Heights:

1.4% (14)
Maryland:

1.9% (43,068)
In 4 person carpool:
Forest Heights:

2.9% (28)
Maryland:

0.7% (15,540)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Forest Heights:

1.1% (11)
Maryland:

0.3% (6,773)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Forest Heights:

54.9% (646)
Maryland:

60.5% (1,579,238)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    64.8% (327)
    Maryland:

    64.1% (851,203)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    47.5% (319)
    Maryland:

    56.9% (728,035)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Forest Heights:

9.4% (111)
Maryland:

8.4% (219,162)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    5.5% (28)
    Maryland:

    5.6% (74,545)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    12.4% (83)
    Maryland:

    11.3% (144,617)
Local government workers:
Forest Heights:

14.8% (174)
Maryland:

7.9% (204,895)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    15.2% (77)
    Maryland:

    6.0% (80,099)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    14.5% (97)
    Maryland:

    9.7% (124,796)
State government workers:
Forest Heights:

2.0% (24)
Maryland:

4.4% (114,670)
    State government workers - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    1.2% (6)
    Maryland:

    3.8% (49,893)
    State government workers - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    2.7% (18)
    Maryland:

    5.1% (64,777)
Federal government workers:
Forest Heights:

17.9% (211)
Maryland:

10.0% (262,046)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    12.3% (62)
    Maryland:

    9.9% (131,256)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    22.2% (149)
    Maryland:

    10.2% (130,790)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Forest Heights:

0.9% (10)
Maryland:

5.4% (140,769)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Forest Heights:

    1.0% (5)
    Maryland:

    6.0% (79,372)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Forest Heights:

    0.7% (5)
    Maryland:

    4.8% (61,397)

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