CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Forest Hills

Pennsylvania · 7,335 residents · 1.57 sq mi

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Forest Hills is a city of 7,335 people in Pennsylvania. This is an unusually credentialed place: 38% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 39.7, about 7 years above the US median. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 33% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.5% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

38% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,335

+7%vs 2000

vs 6,831 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 43.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.57 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(474)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95%(368)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(340)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(351)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(320)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(1,172)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.3%(1,267)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(645)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.4%(911)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.6%(927)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(465)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(95)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,577

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,922 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,739

−29%vs 2000

vs $26,505 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,700

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$446

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $560 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

18.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(6,437)

Black3%(203)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(49)

Asian1.3%(91)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(7,218)

Black1%(73)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(31)

Asian0.4%(32)

Other0.2%(12)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.7%(170)

Mexican1.5%(97)

South American0.3%(20)

Colombian0.3%(20)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.4%(24)

Chinese0.1%(9)

Vietnamese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German21.3%(1,339)

Italian20.2%(1,270)

Irish17.4%(1,091)

English12.3%(772)

Polish7.8%(490)

Slovak4.1%(256)

Scottish3.4%(215)

French2.8%(174)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(152)

Russian2.4%(148)

Greek1.5%(97)

Hungarian1.4%(90)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian1.4%(89)

American1.4%(87)

Welsh1.3%(84)

Swedish0.9%(58)

Ukrainian0.9%(54)

Slovene0.6%(39)

Arab0.6%(36)

Danish0.5%(33)

Serbian0.5%(31)

Dutch0.5%(30)

Subsaharan African0.4%(27)

Norwegian0.4%(25)

Syrian0.3%(19)

Lebanese0.3%(17)

Lithuanian0.3%(17)

Czech0.2%(13)

Belgian0.2%(10)

Portuguese0.2%(10)

British0.1%(8)

Austrian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.8%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.3%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

16.4%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 18.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.8%(976)

Married52.5%(1,393)

Widowed1.5%(41)

Divorced9.1%(242)

Women 15+

Never married30.2%(832)

Married53.2%(1,463)

Widowed9%(248)

Divorced7.6%(208)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.2%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.9%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.2%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 81.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)26.8%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(62)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 250 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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