Forest Hills is a medium-sized town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 20,931 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Forest Hills is the 70th largest community in Michigan.

Forest Hills is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.47% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Forest Hills is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forest Hills who work in management occupations (17.52%), sales jobs (15.34%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.96%).

Also of interest is that Forest Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Forest Hills is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Forest Hills is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Forest Hills's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Forest Hills is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.4% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Forest Hills.

Being a small town, Forest Hills does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Forest Hills Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Forest Hills, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Forest Hills is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.14% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Forest Hills in 2000 was $39,517, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,068 for a family of four. However, Forest Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Forest Hills home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Forest Hills is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Forest Hills include Dutch, German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Forest Hills is English.