Forest Heights

Population: 1,644
Median household income: $48,523
Median home value: $112,400

Forest Heights, a community in Orange County, Texas, has 1,644 residents. At $48,523, its median household income sits below Orange County's $73,372.

Between 2020 and 2023, Forest Heights's population held roughly steady from 1,634 to 1,644, while its median home value rose 30.7% from $86,000 to $112,400.

94.2% of workers drive to work alone. 58.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,644
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,523
Median home value: $112,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 759
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6341,644

Median household income

$47,757$48,523

Median home value

$86,000$112,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	1,634	$47,757	$86,000
2021	1,600	$38,036	$103,800
2022	1,482	$38,929	$112,900
2023	1,644	$48,523	$112,400

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1729.3%

18 to 242.1%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42	2.6%
5 to 17	481	29.3%
18 to 24	34	2.1%
25 to 34	190	11.6%
35 to 44	250	15.2%
45 to 54	203	12.3%
55 to 64	240	14.6%
65 to 74	138	8.4%
75 and over	66	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,539	93.6%
Black or African American	18	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate48.9%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	8.6%
High school graduate	531	48.9%
Some college or associate's	331	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	115	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone94.2%

Carpooled0.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	601	94.2%
Carpooled	3	0.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	13.9%
15 to 29 min	331	54.8%
30 to 44 min	72	11.9%
45 to 59 min	107	17.7%
60+ min	10	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 29.6% (474 of 1,602)

	Count	Share
Family households	470	71.1%
Nonfamily households	191	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	661	87.1%
Vacant	98	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	527	79.7%
Renter-occupied	134	20.3%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other40.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	446	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	309	40.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4826516
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 30.2350, -93.7610