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Helena, MT Urban Area

55,488 Population
31.7 square miles 1,751.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,516 ±$1,621 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,779 ±$2,934 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.5% ±1.5% (4,619  ±822) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.4 minutes ±1.2 (396,105  ±33,272) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

23,885 ±451 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0 (54,037  ±1,121) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±2% (696  ±253) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

24,767 ±415 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$371,800 ±$10,470 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.3% ±1.6% (7,844  ±878.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.8% ±3.2% (36,772  ±1,416.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.1% ±2.3% (16,737  ±946.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.6% ±0.4% (886  ±207) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.3% ±1.1% (3,573  ±479) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,573 Total veterans ±479 3,299 Male ±456 274 Female ±105

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