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I Demographics

The 2021 estimated population is 13,750

As of the Census 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
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density of912.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 29.05% White, 48.47 Afican
American, 0.53% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 19.0% fom other races, and
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2.31 % fom 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 matTied 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 individuals living alone and 7. I% 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, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 57.8% fom
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25 to 64 and I 0.35% 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 I 1.5% of families and I 5.4% 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.

I Education

By 1905 Forest Hill had two schools, four teachers and 226 students, but not schools for Afican-Ame1ican
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students.

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

Two primary schools, Harlean Beal Elementa1y School and David K. Sellars Elementary School, serve
separate areas within the FWISD section of Forest Hill. The FWISD secondaiy 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. Soucier,
Bishop, Hommel, E. Ray, and Townley Elementary Schools; Johnson 6yh Grade Campus; Dan Powell
Intermediate School; Baxter and Everman Junior High Schools; Everman High School and Everman
Academy High school.

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