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Helena, MT (Montana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $382,654 (it was $107,300 in 2000)
Helena:

$382,654
Montana:

$366,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $303,090 - $497,990

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $489,182
Here:

$489,182
State:

$518,333

Townhouses or other attached units: $410,507
Here:

$410,507
State:

$468,033

In 2-unit structures: $85,489
Here:

$85,489
State:

$254,784

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $307,999
Here:

$307,999
State:

$383,074

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,166
Here:

$218,166
State:

$373,935

Mobile homes: $110,802
Here:

$110,802
State:

$139,111

Total population: 29,943 (Urban population: 25,381 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 182 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 16,495 (15,470 occupied: 8,475 owner occupied, 6,888 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

45%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1,178 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $321,863.

Median contract rent in 2022: $932 (lower quartile is $623, upper quartile is $1,286)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,573


Median gross rent in Helena, MT in 2022: $1,012

Housing units in Helena with a mortgage: 4,516 (351 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 325 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $98,532

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $78,851

Median monthly housing costs: $1,031

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Helena, Montana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1975

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 33,596
  • Male householders: 7,219 (2,698 living alone), Female householders: 8,513 (4,125 living alone)
  • 5,675 spouses (5,660 opposite-sex spouses), 1,297 unmarried partners, (1,263 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,051 children (6,629 natural, 156 adopted, 265 stepchildren), 226 grandchildren, 307 brothers or sisters, 181 parents, 12 foster children, 137 other relatives, 1,454 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,519

Size of family households: 4,359 2-persons, 1,570 3-persons, 1,075 4-persons, 657 5-persons, 196 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,035 1-person, 888 2-persons, 160 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 152 5-persons.

4,419 married couples with children.
1,547 single-parent households (128 men, 1,419 women).

95.9% of residents of Helena speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 629 (1.9%)
(56.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Helena, Montana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Helena, Montana
  • 28no bedroom
  • 1861 bedroom
  • 1,8512 bedrooms
  • 3,1553 bedrooms
  • 2,1974 bedrooms
  • 1,0595+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena, Montana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena, Montana
  • 690no bedroom
  • 1,7521 bedroom
  • 2,9792 bedrooms
  • 1,0673 bedrooms
  • 3014 bedrooms
  • 1005+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 187no vehicle
  • 2,9081 vehicle
  • 3,3552 vehicles
  • 1,5033 vehicles
  • 3704 vehicles
  • 1535+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,126no vehicle
  • 3,4911 vehicle
  • 1,7182 vehicles
  • 4413 vehicles
  • 514 vehicles
  • 635+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Helena, Montana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Helena, Montana
  • 281 room
  • 282 rooms
  • 723 rooms
  • 9304 rooms
  • 1,3605 rooms
  • 1,5096 rooms
  • 1,1987 rooms
  • 1,2138 rooms
  • 2,1379+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena, Montana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena, Montana
  • 5731 room
  • 4202 rooms
  • 1,5623 rooms
  • 2,1914 rooms
  • 1,0195 rooms
  • 4276 rooms
  • 2277 rooms
  • 2268 rooms
  • 2459+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Helena, MT
Helena city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Helena, MT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Helena, MT in 2022
  • 850Less than $10,000
  • 782$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,143$20,000 to $29,999
  • 832$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,245$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,574$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,625$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,741$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,285$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,000$125,000 to $149,999
  • 955$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,355$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Helena, MT

  • Distribution of house value in Helena, MT in 2022
  • 53Less than $10,000
  • 40$15,000 to $19,999
  • 35$25,000 to $29,999
  • 9$30,000 to $34,999
  • 13$35,000 to $39,999
  • 15$40,000 to $49,999
  • 64$50,000 to $59,999
  • 18$60,000 to $69,999
  • 48$70,000 to $79,999
  • 36$80,000 to $89,999
  • 9$90,000 to $99,999
  • 95$100,000 to $124,999
  • 39$125,000 to $149,999
  • 244$150,000 to $174,999
  • 195$175,000 to $199,999
  • 708$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,082$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,693$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,300$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,201$500,000 to $749,999
  • 347$750,000 to $999,999
  • 247$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 30$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Helena, MT

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Helena, MT in 2022
  • 102Less than $100
  • 30$100 to $149
  • 43$150 to $199
  • 78$200 to $249
  • 55$250 to $299
  • 150$300 to $349
  • 120$350 to $399
  • 330$400 to $449
  • 33$450 to $499
  • 178$500 to $549
  • 378$550 to $599
  • 240$600 to $649
  • 181$650 to $699
  • 505$700 to $749
  • 382$750 to $799
  • 611$800 to $899
  • 738$900 to $999
  • 1,185$1,000 to $1,249
  • 769$1,250 to $1,499
  • 531$1,500 to $1,999
  • 140$2,000 to $2,499
  • 55$3,500 or more
  • 200No cash rent
Work and jobs in Helena: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.0%
Number of people working at home: 2,819 (16.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,441
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,393
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,898
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,133
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,181
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 85
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 577
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 69
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 89
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 137
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 102
  • 90 or more minutes: 82
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Helena

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 20,999 (69.8%)
  • Carpooled: 4,028 (13.4%)
  • Bus: 62 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 391 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 270 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 1,457 (4.8%)
  • Worked at home: 2,819 (9.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 32.4%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 8.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.3%Males
  • 1.4%Females
Races in Helena detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Helena, Montana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Helena, Montana
  • 2902010 or later
  • 312000 to 2009
  • 741990 to 1999
  • 541980 to 1989
  • 211970 to 1979
  • 194Before 1970
Ancestries in Helena, MT

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,737 (13.4%)
  • American: 1,410 (10.8%)
  • English: 1,399 (10.8%)
  • Irish: 1,283 (9.9%)
  • Norwegian: 861 (6.6%)
  • European: 638 (4.9%)
  • Scottish: 400 (3.1%)
  • Swedish: 327 (2.5%)
  • Dutch: 293 (2.3%)
  • French: 257 (2.0%)
  • Italian: 223 (1.7%)
  • Romanian: 216 (1.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 181 (1.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 174 (1.3%)
  • Polish: 174 (1.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 142 (1.1%)
  • Danish: 105 (0.8%)
  • Finnish: 87 (0.7%)
  • British: 84 (0.6%)
  • Northern European: 83 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 63 (0.5%)
  • West Indian: 61 (0.5%)
  • Hungarian: 41 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 38 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 35 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 31 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 29 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 28 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 23 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 22 (0.2%)
  • Belgian: 19 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 19 (0.1%)
  • Slavic: 18 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 16 (0.1%)
  • Brazilian: 16 (0.1%)
  • Slovene: 15 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 14 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 12 (0.09%)
  • Macedonian: 10 (0.08%)
  • Basque: 8 (0.06%)
  • Croatian: 4 (0.03%)
  • Canadian: 3 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Helena:

18.3% (108)
Montana:

1.7% (415)

Korea
Helena:

13.7% (81)
Montana:

2.7% (666)

Germany
Helena:

12.9% (76)
Montana:

9.3% (2,310)

Mexico
Helena:

12.7% (75)
Montana:

10.6% (2,608)

Canada
Helena:

9.2% (54)
Montana:

14.2% (3,503)

Jamaica
Helena:

5.3% (31)
Montana:

0.2% (44)

Thailand
Helena:

4.2% (25)
Montana:

0.8% (189)

Iran
Helena:

3.7% (22)
Montana:

0.7% (172)

Brazil
Helena:

2.7% (16)
Montana:

1.1% (268)

Guatemala
Helena:

2.5% (15)
Montana:

0.6% (147)

Vietnam
Helena:

2.2% (13)
Montana:

2.3% (578)

Russia
Helena:

1.9% (11)
Montana:

1.7% (425)

Dominican Republic
Helena:

1.5% (9)
Montana:

0.4% (107)

Colombia
Helena:

1.5% (9)
Montana:

1.0% (255)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15,511
  • Other state: 17,354
  • Northeast: 1,418
  • Midwest: 4,868
  • South: 2,468
  • West: 8,599

81.6% of Helena residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52.1% lived in Montana.


Helena:

81.6%
State average:

86.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 11
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 13
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 24
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 63
  • 11th grade: 92
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 156
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,021
  • Less than 1 year of college: 484
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,144
  • Associate degree: 1,370
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,807
  • Master's degree: 1,601
  • Professional school degree: 381
  • Doctorate degree: 234
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 90
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9
  • 7th and 8th grade: 126
  • 9th grade: 15
  • 10th grade: 276
  • 11th grade: 106
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 241
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,406
  • Less than 1 year of college: 737
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,293
  • Associate degree: 1,176
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,213
  • Master's degree: 1,731
  • Professional school degree: 342
  • Doctorate degree: 214
Educational Attainment for Females
Helena marital status for males
Helena marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,832
  • One, attached: 1,203
  • Two: 922
  • 3 or 4: 2,203
  • 5 to 9: 831
  • 10 to 19: 692
  • 20 to 49: 679
  • 50 or more: 596
  • Mobile homes: 534

Median worth of mobile homes: $106,190

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Helena
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Helena, MT
  • 82.7%Utility gas
  • 10.9%Electricity
  • 3.2%Wood
  • 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Helena, MT
  • 49.9%Electricity
  • 44.9%Utility gas
  • 2.5%No fuel used
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 163
Here:

5.6%
Montana:

15.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here:

1.2%
Montana:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,864
Here:

79.0%
Montana:

15.0%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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