Population 519 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Forest Hills
Household size in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.31 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.15 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.97 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.17 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.14 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Forest Hills are small: just 2.17 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.31 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.9 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 49.5 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.5 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 50.1 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +7.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Forest Hills skews older: half of its residents are older than 50.1, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.1% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.3% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.0% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.7 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Forest Hills (11.0%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Alabama as a whole (12.2%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Forest Hills
Renters in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.2% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.6% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.3% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.6% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +18.4 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Forest Hills rent their homes (30.6%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. That is in line with the rest of Alabama. Nearly six in ten owners (58.1%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.4% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 25.0% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.6% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −7.8 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Just as many homes sit empty in Forest Hills as nationally: 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Alabama overall (13.5%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1988 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1991 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Forest Hills is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. Alabama as a whole looks much the same.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $607 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $746 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $802 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $811 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$204 | +$375 | +$606 |
The median renter in Forest Hills pays $811 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 36.3% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Forest Hills
Bachelor's degrees in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 6.0% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.9% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.3 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Forest Hills: 9.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 83.5% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.1% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.8% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.7% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in seven adults in Forest Hills never finished high school, more than nationally: 84.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Forest Hills
| Period | Forest Hills | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.6% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 21.3% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.1% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.5% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −13.2 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Forest Hills has been low: just 1.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Forest Hills compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills | 2.17 | 50.1 | 11.0% | 30.6% | 9.6% | 1986 | $811 | 9.9% | 84.7% | 1.5% |
| Kymulga | 1.92 | 48.7 | 19.1% | 38.0% | 9.0% | 1980 | $740 | 13.6% | 94.0% | 2.8% |
| Bon Air | 2.25 | 46.8 | 12.3% | 24.2% | 9.7% | 1988 | $961 | 6.2% | 75.0% | 5.8% |
| Indian Hill | 2.36 | 43.5 | 7.3% | 16.9% | 20.8% | 1988 | $802 | 10.4% | 84.8% | 4.3% |
| Alpine | 2.03 | 49.7 | 12.6% | 20.1% | 21.5% | 1985 | $739 | 10.1% | 88.5% | 8.7% |
| Childersburg | 2.17 | 43.3 | 11.0% | 31.1% | 6.5% | 1979 | $819 | 11.7% | 85.7% | 6.9% |
| Sycamore | 2.07 | 51.9 | 7.6% | 19.0% | 9.0% | 1978 | $719 | 10.5% | 98.0% | 2.1% |
| Odena | 2.30 | 46.7 | 9.2% | 31.5% | 7.3% | 1983 | $821 | 24.2% | 92.2% | 8.0% |
| Winterboro | 1.97 | 51.5 | 21.0% | 35.3% | 11.2% | 1986 | $737 | 11.1% | 84.1% | 13.2% |
| Laniers | 1.96 | 51.3 | 5.7% | 13.8% | 31.0% | 1987 | $743 | 8.1% | 80.3% | 2.9% |
| Oldfield | 2.10 | 45.3 | 14.6% | 29.2% | 9.2% | 1976 | $739 | 9.6% | 92.2% | 1.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Forest Hills. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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