Helena West Side, Montana

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Population (year 2000): 1,711

Males: 864	(50.5%)
Females: 847	(49.5%)

Powell County

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip codes: 59601.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,500 (it was $35,655 in 2000)

Helena West Side	$39,500
Montana:	$39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $129,300 (it was $120,800 in 2000)

Helena West Side	$129,300
Montana:	$131,600

Helena West Side, MT residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Helena West Side:

White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
American Indian (2.9%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
Hispanic (1.5%)

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Ancestries: German (22.0%), Irish (20.0%), English (13.6%), Norwegian (12.0%), Scottish (9.2%), French (5.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4306 feet

Land area: 14.7 square miles.

Population density: 116 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Helena West Side

High school or higher: 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.0%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Helena West Side CDP

Never married: 23.4%
Now married: 58.2%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 14.1%

7 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.4%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Helena West Side:	1.1% ($1,342)
Montana:	1.2% ($1,212)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Great Falls, MT (82.7 miles , pop. 56,690).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (673.3 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (904.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Helena, MT (3.4 miles ), Helena Valley West Central, MT (4.2 miles ), Helena Valley Northwest, MT (8.5 miles ), Helena Valley Northeast, MT (10.4 miles ), Helena Valley Southeast, MT (10.5 miles ), Clancy, MT (10.8 miles ), Montana City, MT (10.9 miles ), East Helena, MT (11.0 miles ).

Latitude: 46.60 N, Longitude: 112.08 W

7 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 406

Helena West Side household income distribution

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Most common industries for males:

Public administration (15%)
Construction (13%)
Health care (11%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (17%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Life and physical scientists (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Average climate in Helena West Side, Montana

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Helena West Side, Montana average temperatures

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Hospitals/medical centers near Helena West Side:

ST PETERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; HELENA, MT)
SHODAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HELENA, MT)
BROADWATER HEALTH CENTER (about 46 miles; TOWNSEND, MT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Helena West Side:

HELENA REGIONAL (about 8 miles; HELENA, MT; ID: HLN)
BERT MOONEY (about 53 miles; BUTTE, MT; ID: BTM)
GREAT FALLS INTL (about 78 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; ID: GTF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Helena West Side:

MOUNTAIN LAKES FIELD (about 20 miles; HELENA, MT; ID: 5M7)
BOULDER (about 28 miles; BOULDER, MT; ID: 3U9)
CANYON FERRY (about 38 miles; TOWNSEND, MT; ID: 8U9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Helena West Side:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 106 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 142 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 196 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 263 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 273 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 320 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 335 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)

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Notable locations in Helena West Side: Veterans Administration Center (A), Montana State Nursery (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Helena West Side include: Mount Helena Community Church (A), Neighborhood Assembly of God Church (B), The Little Church (C), Victory Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Montana State Veterans Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Helena West Side: Spring Meadow Lake State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Fort Harrison Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.3%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	10.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Helena West Side compared to Montana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Helena West Side mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Powell County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

10.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,709 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.04%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Silver Bow County, MT	0.84% ($23,706 average AGI)
from Missoula County, MT	0.74% ($14,733)
from Deer Lodge County, MT	0.64% ($37,000)

8.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,203 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.87%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Missoula County, MT	1.15% ($17,565 average AGI)
to Lewis and Clark County, MT	1.05% ($26,619)
to Deer Lodge County, MT	0.80% ($31,625)

Strongest AM radio stations in Helena West Side:

KCAP (1340 AM; 1 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KMTX (950 AM; 5 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
KBLL (1240 AM; 1 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: HOLTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KBOW (550 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KXTL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KEIN (1310 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: MUNSON RADIO, INC.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Helena West Side:

KVCM (103.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KBLL-FM (99.5 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: HOLTER BROASDCASTING CORPORATION)
KMTX-FM (105.3 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KZMT (101.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KUHM (91.7 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
KHKR-FM (104.1 FM; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
K246AC (97.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: LAST CHANCE PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION)
K251AC (98.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS-MT UNIV. SYSTEM)
K210BF (89.9 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KAPC (91.3 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
KOPR (94.1 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KMBR (95.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
K213CJ (90.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MONTANA CHRISTIAN RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KAAR (92.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Helena West Side:

KHBB-LP (Channel 21; HELENA, MT; Owner: KFBB CORPORATION)
KMTF (Channel 10; HELENA, MT; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K41CX (Channel 41; HELENA, MT; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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