Forest Hills

Population: 28,494
Median household income: $156,618
Median home value: $474,800

Forest Hills is a community in Kent County, Michigan, home to 28,494 residents. The median household income of $156,618 is above the Kent County median ($80,390).

Between 2019 and 2023, Forest Hills's population grew 2.4% from 27,830 to 28,494, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $347,500 to $474,800.

Owners occupy 94.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,494
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $156,618
Median home value: $474,800
Median gross rent: $1,950
Housing units: 10,339
Homeownership rate: 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,83028,494

Median household income

$119,404$156,618

Median home value

$347,500$474,800

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,830	$119,404	$347,500	$1,368
2020	28,690	$130,646	$353,000	$1,227
2021	28,327	$131,587	$372,000	$1,668
2022	28,425	$150,153	$442,800	$1,620
2023	28,494	$156,618	$474,800	$1,950

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,777	6.2%
5 to 17	6,206	21.8%
18 to 24	1,039	3.6%
25 to 34	1,977	6.9%
35 to 44	4,100	14.4%
45 to 54	4,409	15.5%
55 to 64	4,239	14.9%
65 to 74	2,620	9.2%
75 and over	2,127	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,021	87.8%
Black or African American	184	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	1,074	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.1%
Two or more races	883	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,258	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate7.2%

Some college or associate's19.0%

Bachelor's degree40.8%

Graduate or professional degree30.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	448	2.3%
High school graduate	1,401	7.2%
Some college or associate's	3,707	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,945	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5,971	30.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home22.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,448	69.5%
Carpooled	730	5.4%
Public transit	137	1.0%
Walked	175	1.3%
Bicycle	33	0.2%
Worked from home	3,018	22.2%
Other means	49	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,262	30.9%
15 to 29 min	5,341	50.5%
30 to 44 min	1,211	11.5%
45 to 59 min	245	2.3%
60+ min	513	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 2.6% (729 of 28,397)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,732	86.6%
Nonfamily households	1,348	13.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,080	97.5%
Vacant	259	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,514	94.4%
Renter-occupied	566	5.6%

1-unit, detached88.8%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,179	88.8%
1-unit, attached	664	6.4%
2 to 4 units	103	1.0%
5 to 19 units	308	3.0%
20 or more units	28	0.3%
Mobile home & other	57	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2629580
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 49 sq mi
Water area: 1.51 sq mi
Center point: 42.9602, -85.4897