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Forest Heights, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Forest Heights is a Census town of 2,642 people across 1.64 square miles of land, in Prince George's County. Median household income is $98,734, 93.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Heights
What Forest Heights is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.64 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,611
- County holding the largest share of its areaPrince George's County, 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 Heights
- Population2,642
- Median age39.1
- Population under 18670 plus or minus 195
- Share under 1825.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over424 plus or minus 126
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households811
- Family households652
- Share of households that are families80.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest Heights
- Median household income$98,734
- Per capita income$36,044
- Civilian labor force1,308
- Employed1,173
- Unemployed135 plus or minus 72
- Unemployment rate10.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over1,796
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Heights
- Housing units832
- Occupied units811
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied761
- Renter occupied50 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate93.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$371,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,484 plus or minus $901
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Single family units832
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute961
- Commuting under 15 minutes36 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes3.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more533 plus or minus 132
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.5 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Drove alone60.6 percent
- Carpooled14.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport2.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home19.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prince George's County, not Forest Heights
Prince George's County context, not Forest Heights figures
- Establishments in Prince George's County16,350
- Covered employment, Prince George's County329,476
- Average annual pay, Prince George's County$73,373
- Housing units permitted, Prince George's County1,473
Every figure in this section is published for Prince George's County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest Heights.
All Prince George's County figures →
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 Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Heights, Maryland?
2,642, in 811 households. Forest Heights town covers 1.64 square miles of land, which is 1,611 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest Heights in?
Prince George's County, 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 Heights?
$98,734. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $371,700. Median gross rent is $1,484 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Forest Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Prince George's County 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 Heights.
Is zoning published for Forest Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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