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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Forest Hills is $51,726, which is much higher than the state average of $26,143 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Forest Hills median household income is $118,788, which has grown by 36.12% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Forest Hills residents spend 19.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #21

Forest Hills, MI	51,726 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forest Hills, MI	51,701 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forest Hills, MI	73,852 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forest Hills, MI	32,119 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #8

Forest Hills, MI	118,788 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Forest Hills, MI	150,286 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #43

Forest Hills, MI	36.12%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Forest Hills, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	44.43%	$17,517, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.96%	$22,820, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.29%	$1,259, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.38%	$35,728, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Forest Hills, MI	126,029 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Forest Hills, MI	163,081 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Forest Hills, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$119,238, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$127,841, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$71,632, see rank	$73,809	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Forest Hills, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$93,409, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$126,625, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$128,497, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$66,419, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Forest Hills, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,343, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	10,170, 49.99%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,000, 78.66%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.13%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,987, 78.53%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,670, 96.03%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	317, 3.97%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,170, 21.34%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	10,173, 50.01%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,852, 57.52%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,852, 57.52%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,486, 93.75%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	366, 6.25%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,321, 42.48%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Forest Hills, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,740, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,373, 89.27%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	416, 3.27%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	46, 0.36%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	69, 0.54%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 0.19%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	812, 6.37%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Forest Hills, MI	19.3 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Forest Hills, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,156	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	7,670, 58.30%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,797, 62.54%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	722, 9.41%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,309, 17.07%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	194, 2.53%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	519, 6.77%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	5,486, 41.70%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,270, 59.61%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	520, 9.48%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,436, 26.18%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	260, 4.74%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Forest Hills, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,156, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	54, 0.41%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	371, 2.82%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,992, 15.14%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	570, 4.33%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,338, 10.17%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	260, 1.98%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	205, 1.56%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,138, 8.65%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,624, 12.34%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,208, 31.99%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	610, 4.64%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	413, 3.14%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	373, 2.84%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Forest Hills, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	533	1.97%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	118	1.49%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.