Forest Hills is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,263 people and two associated neighborhoods, Forest Hills is the 210th largest community in Pennsylvania.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.58% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In Forest Hills, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.88 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

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. 60.27% 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 $55,604, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $222,416 for a family of four. However, Forest Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Forest Hills is a very 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 French Creole and Spanish.