Forest Hill, TX Population

Overview

13,797

Total Population

31.6

Median age

58.53%

Female population %

70.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

47.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

6,743

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Forest Hill's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Forest Hill is 31.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Forest Hill's population under 18 was 30.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Forest Hill's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Forest Hill, 22.13% were under the age of 15, 24.40% aged 15 to 29, 43.44% aged 30 to 64, 9.45% aged 65 to 84, and 0.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,353 more females than males in Forest Hill:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.53% females and 41.47% males in Forest Hill, TX.
The Forest Hill, TX gender ratio is 70.9:100 i.e. 70.9 men to 100 women (0.709).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 672.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 981.

Forest Hill's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Forest Hill population: 33.06% are White, 42.93% are Black or African American, 1.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.06% are Asian, 11.87% are some other race and 10.92% are multiracial.
Forest Hill's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 6,743 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,054 (51.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Forest Hill is Black or African American with a population of 5,923 (42.93% of the total population).

Forest Hill's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 14,123 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Forest Hill's population decreased by 643 (4.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Forest Hill's population increased by 1,569 (12.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Forest Hill's population was lowest in year 2010 at 12,372.