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Forest Hills, PA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Forest Hills is $36,359, which is higher than the state average of $28,912 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Forest Hills median household income is $63,378, which has grown by 41.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Forest Hills residents spend 28.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is higher 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, #147

Forest Hills, PA	36,359 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 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, PA	41,954 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 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, PA	50,304 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 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, PA	38,068 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #326

Forest Hills, PA	63,378 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Forest Hills, PA	76,600 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #444

Forest Hills, PA	41.08%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
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, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	37.93%	$12,142, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.72%	$19,855, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.82%	$2,712, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.24%	$22,661, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	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, PA	88,327 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Forest Hills, PA	96,979 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 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, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$64,324, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$34,396, see rank	$32,606	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Forest Hills, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
25 to 44	$85,032, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,115, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$42,813, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Forest Hills, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,404, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	2,451, 45.36%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,776, 72.46%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,776, 72.46%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,624, 91.44%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	152, 8.56%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	675, 27.54%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	2,953, 54.64%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,830, 61.97%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,830, 61.97%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,701, 92.95%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	129, 7.05%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,123, 38.03%, see rank	41.69%	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, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,282, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,525, 76.93%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	208, 6.34%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	314, 9.57%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	28, 0.85%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	38, 1.16%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	169, 5.15%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Forest Hills, PA	28.3 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 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, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,325	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	1,624, 48.84%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	931, 57.33%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	215, 13.24%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	242, 14.90%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	69, 4.25%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	144, 8.87%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	1,701, 51.16%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	906, 53.26%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	269, 15.81%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	504, 29.63%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 1.29%, see rank	5.82%	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, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,325, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	91, 2.74%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	263, 7.91%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	37, 1.11%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	159, 4.78%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	144, 4.33%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	51, 1.53%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	302, 9.08%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	430, 12.93%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,373, 41.29%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	148, 4.45%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	109, 3.28%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	218, 6.56%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Forest Hills, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	440	6.77%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	122	6.86%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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