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Forest Heights, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Forest Heights is a Census CDP of 1,795 people across 2.82 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $81,429, 80.9 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 typeCDP
- Land area2.82 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land637 plus or minus 211
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange 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
- Population1,795 plus or minus 594
- Median age36.9
- Population under 18541 plus or minus 212
- Share under 1830.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over245 plus or minus 98
- Share 65 and over13.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households700 plus or minus 205
- Family households510 plus or minus 181
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent plus or minus 14.6
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$81,429 plus or minus $57,394
- Per capita income$32,617 plus or minus $9,362
- Civilian labor force740 plus or minus 250
- Employed716 plus or minus 241
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over1,191 plus or minus 358
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.6 percent plus or minus 33.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Heights
- Housing units772 plus or minus 204
- Occupied units700 plus or minus 205
- Vacant units72 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied566 plus or minus 169
- Renter occupied134 plus or minus 109
- Ownership rate80.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,600 plus or minus $26,912
- Single family units482 plus or minus 170
- Share single family62.4 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more0.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Mobile homes277 plus or minus 140
- Median year structure built1987
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 commute674 plus or minus 237
- Commuting under 15 minutes100 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more228 plus or minus 107
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone90.0 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orange County, not Forest Heights
Orange County context, not Forest Heights figures
- Establishments in Orange County1,333
- Covered employment, Orange County24,358
- Average annual pay, Orange County$64,481
- Housing units permitted, Orange County244
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest Heights.
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.
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What this page does not hold.
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Common questions
Forest Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Heights, Texas?
1,795, in 700 households. Forest Heights CDP covers 2.82 square miles of land, which is 637 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?
Orange 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?
$81,429. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,600. 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 Orange 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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