Forest Hill is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 13,701 people and three associated neighborhoods, Forest Hill is the 203rd largest community in Texas.

A relatively large number of people in Forest Hill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.88% 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.

The rate of college-level education in Forest Hill is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.06% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Forest Hill in 2022 was $21,420, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,680 for a family of four. However, Forest Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Forest Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Forest Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Forest Hill, accounting for 48.25% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Forest Hill residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Forest Hill include German, German Russian, English, African, and Italian.

Forest Hill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.04%.

The most common language spoken in Forest Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.