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Helena, MT Urban Area

55,114 Population
31.7 square miles 1,739.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$41,298 ±$1,833 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$72,035 ±$3,099 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

9.2% ±1.7% (4,947  ±926) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

16.2 minutes ±1.1 (389,180  ±30,963) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

23,551 ±472 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0 (53,643  ±1,140) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6% ±2% (745  ±244) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

24,728 ±420 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$339,300 ±$8,388 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

15.7% ±1.8% (8,524  ±967.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

95% ±3.2% (36,416  ±1,431.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
42.3% ±2.2% (16,218  ±902.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.6% ±0.5% (895  ±254) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

9.2% ±1.2% (3,923  ±520) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
3,923 Total veterans ±520 3,467 Male ±498 456 Female ±228

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