Helena Flats vs Hungry Horse

A side-by-side comparison of Helena Flats and Hungry Horse: population, income, housing, and more.

Helena Flats and Hungry Horse are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Helena Flats has the higher population (1,014 vs 663 in Hungry Horse). Since 2019, Hungry Horse's population has grown faster (+4.6% vs -11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Helena Flats	Hungry Horse
Population	1,014	663
Median age	41.0 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,125	—
Median home value	$544,900	—
Housing units	432	524
Homeownership rate	85.3%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena Flats	Hungry Horse
Population	1,148 → 1,014 (-11.7%)	634 → 663 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$49,792 → $88,125 (+77.0%)	$25,926 → $38,750 (+49.5%)
Median home value	$278,000 → $544,900 (+96.0%)	$102,900 → $51,100 (-50.3%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,167 (+27.3%)	$1,059 → $797 (-24.7%)

Helena Flats

Population

1,1481,014

Median household income

$49,792$88,125

Median home value

$278,000$544,900

Median gross rent

$917$1,167

Hungry Horse

Population

634663

Median household income

$25,926$38,750

Median home value

$102,900$51,100

Median gross rent

$1,059$797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena Flats	Hungry Horse
Under 5	6.7%	10.7%
5 to 17	12.5%	22.6%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	20.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	5.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	17.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	18.6%	13.1%
75 and over	1.9%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena Flats	Hungry Horse
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	96.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	3.6%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena Flats	Hungry Horse
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.7%
High school graduate	27.6%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	8.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena Flats	Hungry Horse
Drove alone	82.5%	71.6%
Carpooled	3.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	23.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena Flats	Hungry Horse
1-unit, detached	85.9%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	37.2%

Poverty & households

	Helena Flats	Hungry Horse
Poverty rate	1.7%	6.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1990	1988