Forney is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 35,470 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Forney is the 134th largest community in Texas. Forney has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Forney, where the median household income is $102,107.00. Forney real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Forney house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Forney is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Forney is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forney who work in office and administrative support (14.07%), management occupations (10.93%), and healthcare (10.52%). Also of interest is that Forney 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: 9.50% 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. One downside of living in Forney is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Forney, the average commute to work is 34.18 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Forney is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.The overall education level of Forney citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.71% of adults in Forney have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Forney in 2022 was $37,044, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,176 for a family of four. However, Forney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Forney is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Forney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Forney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Forney also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Forney include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Forney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
