Augusta vs East Helena

A side-by-side comparison of Augusta and East Helena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Helena has the higher population (1,855 vs 222 in Augusta). East Helena has the higher median household income ($53,611 vs $43,333 in Augusta). East Helena has the higher median home value ($254,400 vs $215,000 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	East Helena
Population	222	1,855
Median age	63.2 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,333	$53,611
Median home value	$215,000	$254,400
Median gross rent	$826	$1,020
Housing units	196	903
Homeownership rate	57.9%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	East Helena
Population	318 → 222 (-30.2%)	1,514 → 1,855 (+22.5%)
Median household income	$39,583 → $43,333 (+9.5%)	$51,831 → $53,611 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$191,100 → $215,000 (+12.5%)	$168,100 → $254,400 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$557 → $826 (+48.3%)	$814 → $1,020 (+25.3%)

Augusta

Population

318222

Median household income

$39,583$43,333

Median home value

$191,100$215,000

Median gross rent

$557$826

East Helena

Population

1,5141,855

Median household income

$51,831$53,611

Median home value

$168,100$254,400

Median gross rent

$814$1,020

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	East Helena
Under 5	5.9%	11.3%
5 to 17	4.1%	9.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	19.6%
35 to 44	6.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	4.1%	15.6%
55 to 64	27.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	23.0%	10.6%
75 and over	19.8%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	East Helena
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	East Helena
No high school diploma	3.5%	10.4%
High school graduate	50.0%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	East Helena
Drove alone	44.2%	66.8%
Carpooled	11.6%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	7.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	13.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	East Helena
1-unit, detached	88.8%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	East Helena
Poverty rate	16.7%	17.7%
Average household size	1.76	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1967	1967