Forest Hills, Tennessee

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Forest Hills is a city in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,710 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Forest Hills is located at 36°4′9″N, 86°50′9″W (36.069092, -86.835912)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.0 km² (9.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,710 people, 1,729 households, and 1,471 families residing in the city. The population density was 196.2/km² (507.8/mi²). There were 1,791 housing units at an average density of 74.6/km² (193.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.14% White, 1.40% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 1,729 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.4% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $124,845, and the median income for a family was $154,148. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $41,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $68,228, the second highest in the state after Belle Meade. About 1.2% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.