Forest Hill, LA Income and Careers
As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Forest Hill is $14,684, which is much lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Forest Hill median household income is $30,781, which has shrunk by 16.05% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Forest Hill residents spend 23.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.
Per Capita Income, #387
Forest Hill, LA | 14,684 USD |
Louisiana | 24,775 USD |
U.S. | 28,555 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.
Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
Forest Hill, LA | 25,000 USD |
Louisiana | 28,948 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 Hill, LA | 26,058 USD |
Louisiana | 37,322 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 Hill, LA | 19,375 USD |
Louisiana | 22,260 USD |
U.S. | 25,692 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.
Household Income
Median Household Income, #330Forest Hill, LA | 30,781 USD |
Louisiana | 44,991 USD |
U.S. | 53,482 USD |
Forest Hill, LA | 48,812 USD |
Louisiana | 63,565 USD |
U.S. | 74,596 USD |
Forest Hill, LA | -16.05% | |
Louisiana | 38.15% | |
U.S. | 27.36% |
Household Income Other than Earnings
Forest Hill, LA | Louisiana | U.S. | ||||
%+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | |
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income | 10.82% | $8,829, see rank | 15.85% | $16,812 | 21.11% | $16,919 |
Social Security Income | 19.59% | $16,853, see rank | 28.88% | $15,674 | 29.33% | $17,636 |
Public Assistance Income | -0.52% | $0, see rank | 1.52% | $3,026 | 2.82% | $3,720 |
Retirement Income | 12.37% | $32,950, see rank | 16.02% | $21,306 | 17.85% | $24,095 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.
Family Income
Median Family Income, see rankForest Hill, LA | 32,422 USD |
Louisiana | 56,755 USD |
U.S. | 65,443 USD |
Forest Hill, LA | 55,460 USD |
Louisiana | 75,064 USD |
U.S. | 86,963 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.
Median Household Income by Races
Forest Hill, LA | Louisiana | U.S. | |
White | $31,563, see rank | $54,727 | $56,900 |
Hispanic | $25,395, see rank | $44,481 | $42,396 |
One Race, Other | $13,750, see rank | $40,149 | $40,300 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.
Median Household Income by Age
Forest Hill, LA | Louisiana | U.S. | |
less than 25 | $31,042, see rank | $22,089 | $25,788 |
25 to 44 | $26,176, see rank | $51,117 | $58,398 |
45 to 64 | $76,875, see rank | $53,475 | $65,027 |
65 or over | $36,250, see rank | $31,890 | $37,945 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.
Employment Status
Forest Hill, LA | Louisiana | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 413, see rank | 3,610,029 | 248,775,628 |
Male1 | 210, 50.85%, see rank | 48.33% | 48.69% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 147, 70.00%, see rank | 66.11% | 69.28% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.73% |
Male, Civilian2 | 147, 70.00%, see rank | 65.37% | 68.54% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 147, 100.00%, see rank | 91.24% | 90.49% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 8.76% | 9.51% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 63, 30.00%, see rank | 33.89% | 30.72% |
Female1 | 203, 49.15%, see rank | 51.67% | 51.31% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 90, 44.33%, see rank | 56.47% | 58.79% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
Female, Civilian2 | 90, 44.33%, see rank | 56.38% | 58.69% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 76, 84.44%, see rank | 91.46% | 91.18% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14, 15.56%, see rank | 8.54% | 8.82% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 113, 55.67%, see rank | 43.53% | 41.21% |
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 Hill, LA | Louisiana | U.S. | |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 223, 100% | 1,970,623 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 133, 59.64%, see rank | 82.15% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 65, 29.15%, see rank | 10.15% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.34% | 5.06% |
Walked | 19, 8.52%, see rank | 1.91% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 6, 2.69%, see rank | 2.33% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
Forest Hill, LA | 23.9 minutes |
Louisiana | 24.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.
Careers
Occupation
Forest Hill, LA | Louisiana | U.S. | |
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 223 | 2,002,410 | 143,435,233 |
Male1 | 147, 65.92%, see rank | 51.97% | 52.38% |
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 40, 27.21%, see rank | 27.14% | 33.12% |
Service Occupations2 | 13, 8.84%, see rank | 14.86% | 15.12% |
Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10, 6.80%, see rank | 14.95% | 17.47% |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 45, 30.61%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.11% |
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 31, 21.09%, see rank | 14.25% | 9.29% |
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 8, 5.44%, see rank | 20.37% | 17.94% |
Female1 | 76, 34.08%, see rank | 48.03% | 47.62% |
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 14, 18.42%, see rank | 37.06% | 40.04% |
Service Occupations2 | 20, 26.32%, see rank | 23.87% | 21.52% |
Sales and Office Occupations2 | 36, 47.37%, see rank | 34.27% | 31.93% |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6, 7.89%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.28% |
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 3.93% | 5.65% |
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
Forest Hill, LA | Louisiana | U.S. | |
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 223, 100% | 2,002,410 | 143,435,233 |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 73, 32.74%, see rank | 4.76% | 1.96% |
Construction | 27, 12.11%, see rank | 8.05% | 6.17% |
Manufacturing | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 8.01% | 10.43% |
Wholesale Trade | 25, 11.21%, see rank | 2.61% | 2.75% |
Retail Trade | 13, 5.83%, see rank | 11.68% | 11.57% |
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 13, 5.83%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.93% |
Information | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.55% | 2.14% |
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 9, 4.04%, see rank | 5.18% | 6.60% |
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 8.60% | 10.89% |
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 32, 14.35%, see rank | 23.35% | 23.21% |
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 6, 2.69%, see rank | 10.15% | 9.49% |
Public Administration | 18, 8.07%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.92% |
Other Services, Except Public Administration | 7, 3.14%, see rank | 5.17% | 4.96% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.
Poverty Level
Forest Hill, LA | % | Louisiana | U.S. | |
Population in Poverty | 236 | 34.91%, see rank | 19.56% | 15.59% |
Family in Poverty | 37 | 25.17%, see rank | 15.12% | 11.47% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.