Helena, Montana Demographics

Helena is 1st in Montana out of 22 other cities in Income per capita

Helena is 2nd in Montana out of 22 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Helena is 3rd in Montana out of 13 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Helena is 3rd in Montana out of 22 other cities in Female residents

Helena is 3rd in Montana out of 22 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Helena is 5th in Montana out of 15 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Helena is 5th in Montana out of 18 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Helena is 5th in Montana out of 22 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Helena is 6th in Montana out of 17 other cities in Current population (2012)

Helena is 6th in Montana out of 17 other cities in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	29,134	6th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	16.4	8th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,724.3	10th	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	15th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.1%	17th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.6%	9th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	95.5%	5th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	46.2%	2nd	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	93.3%	14th	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	10th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.3%	9th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	7th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	15th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.6%	8th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	14th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.6%	15th	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	52.0%	3rd	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.6%	14th	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	13,457	6th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	37.9%	3rd	16.3%	25.9%
Households	13,083	6th	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	56.9%	19th	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$192,500	8th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.0	22nd	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$28,856	1st	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$47,749	6th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.9%	10th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Montana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,769	5th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$775,528	6th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$26,887	3rd	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$106,944	5th	$2,079,426	$613,795,732