Helena Flats vs Lakeside

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

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

Lakeside has the higher population (2,730 vs 1,014 in Helena Flats). Helena Flats has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $83,958 in Lakeside). Lakeside has the higher median home value ($589,500 vs $544,900 in Helena Flats).

Population, income & housing

	Helena Flats	Lakeside
Population	1,014	2,730
Median age	41.0 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$88,125	$83,958
Median home value	$544,900	$589,500
Housing units	432	1,634
Homeownership rate	85.3%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena Flats	Lakeside
Population	1,148 → 1,014 (-11.7%)	2,249 → 2,730 (+21.4%)
Median household income	$49,792 → $88,125 (+77.0%)	$66,372 → $83,958 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$278,000 → $544,900 (+96.0%)	$398,000 → $589,500 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,167 (+27.3%)	$599 → $1,130 (+88.6%)

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

Lakeside

Population

2,2492,730

Median household income

$66,372$83,958

Median home value

$398,000$589,500

Median gross rent

$599$1,130

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena Flats	Lakeside
Under 5	6.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	2.1%
25 to 34	12.5%	7.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	17.0%	20.7%
65 to 74	18.6%	19.6%
75 and over	1.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena Flats	Lakeside
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	90.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena Flats	Lakeside
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	27.6%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena Flats	Lakeside
Drove alone	82.5%	65.2%
Carpooled	3.7%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	1.5%	9.5%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena Flats	Lakeside
1-unit, detached	85.9%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Helena Flats	Lakeside
Poverty rate	1.7%	12.6%
Average household size	2.61	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	16	28
Median year structure built	1990	1991