Helena is a metro area of 93,906 people. That puts it in the top 4% of US metro areas for household income. There are 15 people per square mile. Growth has run 34% since 2000, or 23,756 more people. The foreign-born share is 2%. The median age is 42.9, about 4 years above the US median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,942, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Helena
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$147,131 → $403,467(+174%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.1% → 88.9%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population58,752 → 93,906(+60%)US over the same years: +35%
Among the 7 metro and micro areas based in Montana
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.8%(2,380)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(2,025)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35%(2,540)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(151)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(36)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,254 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Helena, decade by decade
Helena population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
58,752
$64,168
$147,131
26.1%
9.4
2000
70,150
$68,607
$195,975
30.0%
13.0
2010
80,413
$73,029
$272,386
33.0%
17.1
2020
89,832
$80,240
$321,860
40.4%
27.6
2024
93,906
$79,942
$403,467
40.3%
25.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
