Augusta vs Helena West Side

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

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

Helena West Side has the higher population (1,584 vs 222 in Augusta). Helena West Side has the higher median household income ($67,692 vs $43,333 in Augusta). Helena West Side has the higher median home value ($411,800 vs $215,000 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Helena West Side
Population	222	1,584
Median age	63.2 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,333	$67,692
Median home value	$215,000	$411,800
Median gross rent	$826	$781
Housing units	196	633
Homeownership rate	57.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	48.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Helena West Side
Population	318 → 222 (-30.2%)	1,039 → 1,584 (+52.5%)
Median household income	$39,583 → $43,333 (+9.5%)	$58,333 → $67,692 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$191,100 → $215,000 (+12.5%)	$208,700 → $411,800 (+97.3%)
Median gross rent	$557 → $826 (+48.3%)	$1,090 → $781 (-28.3%)

Augusta

Population

318222

Median household income

$39,583$43,333

Median home value

$191,100$215,000

Median gross rent

$557$826

Helena West Side

Population

1,0391,584

Median household income

$58,333$67,692

Median home value

$208,700$411,800

Median gross rent

$1,090$781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Helena West Side
Under 5	5.9%	14.5%
5 to 17	4.1%	12.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	6.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	4.1%	18.9%
55 to 64	27.5%	14.6%
65 to 74	23.0%	7.1%
75 and over	19.8%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Helena West Side
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	8.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Helena West Side
No high school diploma	3.5%	9.9%
High school graduate	50.0%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	16.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Helena West Side
Drove alone	44.2%	71.4%
Carpooled	11.6%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	7.4%	8.5%
Worked from home	16.8%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Helena West Side
1-unit, detached	88.8%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	30.5%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Helena West Side
Poverty rate	16.7%	4.0%
Average household size	1.76	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1967	1977