With 28,695 people, Forest Hills is a city in Michigan. That is roughly 117% ahead of the Michigan median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 71% of adults have a four-year degree. 94% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $158,005, about 92% above the national median. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $158,005, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
71% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Forest Hills
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree45.2% → 70.9%(+25.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population16,690 → 28,695(+72%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.0% → 87.0%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Forest Hills's population equals 4.3% of Kent County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)47.5%(630)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)44.3%(587)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.4%(350)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(18)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,326 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Forest Hills, decade by decade
Forest Hills population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,690
$142,434
$313,209
45.2%
4.9
2000
20,942
$158,969
$393,660
54.1%
12.8
2010
25,867
$147,911
$364,822
58.8%
18.6
2020
28,573
$158,348
$427,850
68.1%
31.4
2024
28,695
$158,005
$498,500
70.9%
29.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
