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Forest Hill, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Forest Hill is a Census village of 727 people across 3.76 square miles of land, in Rapides Parish. Median household income is $115,938, 59.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Hill
What Forest Hill is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.76 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land193 plus or minus 78
- County holding the largest share of its areaRapides Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Forest Hill
- Population727 plus or minus 293
- Median age34.2 plus or minus 15.8
- Population under 18242 plus or minus 97
- Share under 1833.3 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Population 65 and over47 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over6.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Households239 plus or minus 104
- Family households191 plus or minus 97
- Share of households that are families79.9 percent plus or minus 20.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest Hill
- Median household income$115,938 plus or minus $54,305
- Per capita income$33,466 plus or minus $7,176
- Civilian labor force385 plus or minus 159
- Employed377 plus or minus 158
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over386 plus or minus 160
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher69.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.0 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.5 percent plus or minus 20.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Hill
- Housing units291 plus or minus 104
- Occupied units239 plus or minus 104
- Vacant units52 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate17.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied141 plus or minus 87
- Renter occupied98 plus or minus 48
- Ownership rate59.0 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$320,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,163 plus or minus $424
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units152 plus or minus 82
- Share single family52.2 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes139 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute384 plus or minus 159
- Commuting under 15 minutes150 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.1 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more125 plus or minus 105
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.6 percent plus or minus 23.7
- Drove alone70.2 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked17.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Worked from home1.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Forest Hill
- NFIP communityVillage of Forest Hill
- NFIP community number220287
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Forest Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220287 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Rapides Parish, not Forest Hill
Rapides Parish context, not Forest Hill figures
- Establishments in Rapides Parish3,172
- Covered employment, Rapides Parish56,422
- Average annual pay, Rapides Parish$51,777
- Housing units permitted, Rapides Parish237
Every figure in this section is published for Rapides Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest Hill.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Forest Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Hill, Louisiana?
727, in 239 households. Forest Hill village covers 3.76 square miles of land, which is 193 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest Hill in?
Rapides Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Forest Hill?
$115,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $320,700. Median gross rent is $1,163 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Forest Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest Hill, village of, community 220287, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Forest Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rapides Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Forest Hill.
Is zoning published for Forest Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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