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CITY OF FOREST HILL

As of the Census of 2010, there were 12,355 people, 3,295 households, and 2,944 families residing in
the city. The population density was 3,049.7 people per square mile. There were 4,156 housing units at
an average density of 912.9/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 29.05% White, 48.47% African
American, 0.53% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 19.0% from other races, and
2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 38.16% of the population.

There were 3,295 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
56.2% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 17.5% were non‐families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals living alone and
7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24
and the average family size was 3.57.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 57.8%
from 25to 64 and 10.35% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.9 years. There are
6,042 males and 6,313 females residing in Forest Hill, or 48.9% and 51.1% respectively.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,436, and the median income for a family was
$46,875. Males had a median income of $30,867 versus $31,745 for females. The per capita income for
the city was $17,027. About 11.5% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those aged 65 or over.

EDUCATION

In 1896 Forest Hill schools had three teachers, 91 Caucasian students, and 15 African‐American
students. By 1905 Forest Hill, had two schools, four teachers and 226 students, but not schools for
African‐American students.

Today children in Forest Hill attend school either in the Everman Independent School District (EISD) or
in the Fort Worth Independent School District (FISD).

Two primary schools, Harlean Beal Elementary School and David K. Sellars Elementary School, serve
separate areas within the FWISD section of Forest Hill. The FWISD secondary schools that serve Forest
Hill and are located in Fort Worth, include Glencrest 6th Grade School, Forest Oak Middle School, and
O. D. Wyatt High School

Students living in the Everman Independent School District portion of the city attend Roger E. Souder,
th
Bishop, Hommel, E. Ray, and Townley Elementary Schools; Johnson 6 Grade Campus; Dan Powell
Intermediate School; Baxter and Everman Junior High Schools; Everman High School and Everman
Academy High School.

Area Colleges and Universities include: Tarrant County College South Campus – Fort Worth; Texas
Christian University – Fort Worth; Texas Wesleyan University – Fort Worth; University of Texas –
Arlington.

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