Forest Hills is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,186 people and two associated neighborhoods, Forest Hills is the 210th largest community in Pennsylvania.Forest Hills is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 89.07% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Forest Hills is a borough of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forest Hills who work in management occupations (12.37%), office and administrative support (10.81%), and teaching (8.60%). Of important note, Forest Hills is also a borough of artists. Forest Hills has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Forest Hills’s character. 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. A relatively large number of people in Forest Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.74% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Forest Hills is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Forest Hills, the average commute to work is 30.33 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Even though Forest Hills is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.If knowledge is power, Forest Hills is a pretty powerful place. 60.26% of the adults in Forest Hills have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Forest Hills in 2022 was $58,113, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,452 for a family of four. However, Forest Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Forest Hills is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Forest Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forest Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Forest Hills include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Forest Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
