Helena Flats vs Marion

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

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

Marion has the higher population (1,149 vs 1,014 in Helena Flats). Helena Flats has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $52,105 in Marion). Helena Flats has the higher median home value ($544,900 vs $370,900 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Helena Flats	Marion
Population	1,014	1,149
Median age	41.0 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,125	$52,105
Median home value	$544,900	$370,900
Housing units	432	484
Homeownership rate	85.3%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena Flats	Marion
Population	1,148 → 1,014 (-11.7%)	966 → 1,149 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$49,792 → $88,125 (+77.0%)	$60,469 → $52,105 (-13.8%)
Median home value	$278,000 → $544,900 (+96.0%)	$253,900 → $370,900 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,167 (+27.3%)	$900 → $736 (-18.2%)

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

Marion

Population

9661,149

Median household income

$60,469$52,105

Median home value

$253,900$370,900

Median gross rent

$900$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena Flats	Marion
Under 5	6.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	7.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	14.9%
55 to 64	17.0%	22.8%
65 to 74	18.6%	15.1%
75 and over	1.9%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena Flats	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	91.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena Flats	Marion
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	27.6%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena Flats	Marion
Drove alone	82.5%	70.3%
Carpooled	3.7%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena Flats	Marion
1-unit, detached	85.9%	83.1%
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%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Helena Flats	Marion
Poverty rate	1.7%	12.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	16	35
Median year structure built	1990	2003