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Population in July 2007: 6,286. Population change since 2000: -7.2%
 

Males: 2,925  (46.5%)
Females: 3,361  (53.5%)
Median resident age:  43.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,400 (it was $44,922 in 2000)
Forest Hills  $54,400
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $117,200 (it was $86,700 in 2000)
Forest Hills  $117,200
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Forest Hills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
  • Black (3.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Forest Hills: 92.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.8%), Irish (23.9%), Italian (16.1%), English (8.0%), Slovak (7.6%), Polish (7.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1920

Elevation: 966 feet

Land area: 1.56 square miles.

Population density: 4032 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Forest Hills

  • High school or higher: 91.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forest Hills borough

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

263 residents are foreign born (2.4% Europe, 1.0% Asia).

This city:  3.9%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Forest Hills:  2.8% ($2,461)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (8.7 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (324.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Braddock Hills borough, PA (1.0 miles ), North Braddock borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Chalfant borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Churchill borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Braddock borough, PA (1.7 miles ), East Pittsburgh borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Wilkins Township, PA (2.0 miles ), Rankin borough, PA (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.42 N, Longitude: 79.85 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -794 (-11.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 396 (11.9%)


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Population change in the 1990s: -691 (-9.2%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Lawyers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


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Crime in Forest Hills by Year

Type 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.015.6
Robberies 5764
    per 100,000 74.5105.591.862.2
Assaults 7703
    per 100,000 104.3105.50.046.7
Burglaries 17152018
    per 100,000 253.3226.2305.9279.9
Thefts 50806250
    per 100,000 745.01206.3948.3777.6
Auto thefts 51684
    per 100,000 74.5241.3122.462.2
Arson 1000
    per 100,000 14.90.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 96.7136.296.796.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.75
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania

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Forest Hills-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Forest Hills city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.3 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Forest Hills:
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH INC (about 2 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • UNIV OF PITTSBURGH MED CNTR BRADDOCK (about 4 miles; BRADDOCK, PA)
  • CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forest Hills:
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 34 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forest Hills:
  • PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 7 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; ID: 4G0)
  • INTER COUNTY (about 9 miles; IRWIN, PA; ID: 31D)
  • ROCK (about 13 miles; TARENTUM, PA; ID: 9G1)

Amtrak station near Forest Hills:
  • 10 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.foresthillspa.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest Hills:
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 10 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.8%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Forest Hills compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Forest Hills (2007 data):
  • First Commonwealth Bank: Forest Hills Branch at 2210 Ardmore Boulevard, branch established on 1914-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-04: Bank assets: $5,983.0 mil, Deposits: $4,327.9 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 111 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$441
Financial Administration 2$5,672$34,0321$766
Other Government Administration 2$7,636$45,8160$0
Police Protection - Officers 11$32,913$35,9056$4,424
Police - Other 3$8,750$35,0006$6,398
Streets and Highways 8$29,147$43,7213$2,019
Totals for Government 26$84,119$38,82417$14,048



Forest Hills government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $262,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $586,000
    Solid Waste Management: $276,000
    Parks & Recreation: $132,000
    All Other: $132,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $910,000
    Sewerage: $627,000
    Regular Highways: $481,000
    Solid Waste Management: $413,000
    Parks & Recreation: $372,000
    Central Staff Services: $369,000
    Housing & Community Development: $241,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $214,000
    General - Other: $167,000
    Fire Protection: $117,000
    General Public Buildings: $95,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $55,000
    Financial Administration: $33,000
    Health Services - Other: $18,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $4,086,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $2,354,000
    Benefit Payments: $263,000
    Interest Revenue: $24,000
    Withdrawals: $21,000
    Total Other Securities: $17,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $11,000
    From Other Government: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $228,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $124,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,880,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,550,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $330,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $303,000
    Interest Earnings: $40,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $29,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $234,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $116,000
    Highways: $116,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,651,000
    Individual Income: $707,000
    NEC: $159,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,424,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.69%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.21%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA  0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA  0.18% ($113,869)


4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA  0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA  0.27% ($62,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in Forest Hills:
  • WURP (1550 AM; 1 kW; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WEDO (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: 810 INCORPORATED)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMO (860 AM; 1 kW; MILLVALE, PA; Owner: SHERIDAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forest Hills:
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WRWJ (88.1 FM; MURRYSVILLE, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INCORPORATED)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Forest Hills:
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQVC-CA (Channel 28; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)


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