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Forest Hill, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Forest Hill is a Census city of 14,062 people across 4.17 square miles of land, in Tarrant County. Median household income is $68,457, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Hill
What Forest Hill is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.17 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,371
- County holding the largest share of its areaTarrant 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 Hill
- Population14,062
- Median age37.2
- Population under 183,691 plus or minus 754
- Share under 1826.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over2,023
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent
- Households4,499
- Family households3,520
- Share of households that are families78.2 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 Hill
- Median household income$68,457
- Per capita income$25,326
- Civilian labor force6,651
- Employed6,338
- Unemployed313 plus or minus 203
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over8,984
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 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 Hill
- Housing units4,713
- Occupied units4,499
- Vacant units214 plus or minus 145
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied3,258
- Renter occupied1,241 plus or minus 371
- Ownership rate72.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$187,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,763 plus or minus $399
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units4,477
- Share single family95.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more196 plus or minus 123
- Share in buildings of two or more4.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Mobile homes40 plus or minus 46
- Median year structure built1971
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 commute5,584
- Commuting under 15 minutes916 plus or minus 325
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,868
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.4 percent
- Drove alone74.2 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forest Hill (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$17,202,700
- Average approval$1,563,882
- Median approval$459,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported301
- Jobs per approval27.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more54.5 percent
- Share to franchises27.3 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Forest Hill (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$4,113,000
- Average approval$1,028,250
- Median approval$1,183,000
- Largest approval$1,544,000
- Jobs supported31
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Hill, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Forest Hill
- NFIP communityCity of Forest Hill
- NFIP community number480595
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The City of Forest Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480595 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.
Tarrant County, not Forest Hill
Tarrant County context, not Forest Hill figures
- Establishments in Tarrant County47,656
- Covered employment, Tarrant County1,010,352
- Average annual pay, Tarrant County$72,674
- Housing units permitted, Tarrant County18,858
Every figure in this section is published for Tarrant County 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.
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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, Texas?
14,062, in 4,499 households. Forest Hill city covers 4.17 square miles of land, which is 3,371 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?
Tarrant 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 Hill?
$68,457. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $187,400. Median gross rent is $1,763 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forest Hill businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $17.2 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $459,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $4.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forest Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forest Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forest Hill. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Forest Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest Hill, city of, community 480595, 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 Tarrant 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 Hill.
Is zoning published for Forest Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.