Helena

Population & Demographics

Helena, MT

Helena is home to 33,639 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 16,814 resident workers commute each day.

MontanaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
33,639
people
Population

33,639 residents

Median age 40.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Helena population & demographics

Who lives in Helena — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
33,639
Median age
40.5yrs
Median household income
$71,036
Median home value
$387,300
Median gross rent
$1,092/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
50.6%
Poverty rate
8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Helena

How Helena breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White86.4%
Two or more races5.3%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.0%
Black0.8%
Asian0.5%
Some other race0.3%

Race across Helena

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Helena.

Helena at a glance
Employed Residents
16,814
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
62.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Helena West Side
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Helena proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Helena commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

93
Commute Score

93 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Helena

16,814 commutes, one dot at a time

Helena

Where 16,814 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Helena, by worker count.

1Helena0.0 mi10,545
2Helena West Side3.5 mi708
3Missoula96.4 mi590
4Bozeman78.5 mi561
5Great Falls71.7 mi526
6Billings176.1 mi390
7Helena Valley West Central4.2 mi373
8Butte-Silver Bow (balance)51.1 mi348

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Helena.

1Helena0.0 mi10,545
2Helena Valley Southeast5.4 mi2,588
3Helena Valley West Central4.2 mi2,557
4Helena Valley Northwest8.8 mi1,361
5Great Falls71.7 mi1,047
6Helena Valley Northeast8.0 mi1,035
7Butte-Silver Bow (balance)51.1 mi884
8Montana City6.0 mi807

Top industries

The sectors that employ Helena’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PAPublic Administration20.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.7%
RTRetail Trade11.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.7%
COConstruction7.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.1%
FIFinance and Insurance5.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Helena

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps38%
5 Gbps35%
8 Gbps35%
See all internet providers in Helena

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