Forney vs Heartland

A side-by-side comparison of Forney and Heartland: population, income, housing, and more.

Forney and Heartland are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Forney has the higher population (28,222 vs 11,019 in Heartland). Heartland has the higher median household income ($107,165 vs $103,360 in Forney). Forney has the higher median home value ($323,500 vs $305,000 in Heartland).

Population, income & housing

	Forney	Heartland
Population	28,222	11,019
Median age	32.4 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$103,360	$107,165
Median home value	$323,500	$305,000
Median gross rent	$1,665	$2,313
Housing units	9,894	3,087
Homeownership rate	74.3%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forney	Heartland
Population	21,459 → 28,222 (+31.5%)	5,500 → 11,019 (+100.3%)
Median household income	$102,716 → $103,360 (+0.6%)	$69,622 → $107,165 (+53.9%)
Median home value	$204,600 → $323,500 (+58.1%)	$197,800 → $305,000 (+54.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,308 → $1,665 (+27.3%)	$1,899 → $2,313 (+21.8%)

Forney

Population

21,45928,222

Median household income

$102,716$103,360

Median home value

$204,600$323,500

Median gross rent

$1,308$1,665

Heartland

Population

5,50011,019

Median household income

$69,622$107,165

Median home value

$197,800$305,000

Median gross rent

$1,899$2,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forney	Heartland
Under 5	10.1%	9.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	23.6%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	15.5%	21.3%
35 to 44	16.6%	20.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	8.6%
55 to 64	8.8%	5.7%
65 to 74	6.0%	2.7%
75 and over	2.3%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forney	Heartland
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	24.9%
Black or African American	15.2%	40.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	2.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	31.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forney	Heartland
No high school diploma	7.7%	12.6%
High school graduate	21.5%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forney	Heartland
Drove alone	79.9%	76.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	12.7%
Other means	0.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forney	Heartland
1-unit, detached	80.3%	97.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Forney	Heartland
Poverty rate	7.2%	6.0%
Average household size	2.99	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	34	38
Median year structure built	2009	2016