East Helena vs Helena Valley Northeast

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

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

Helena Valley Northeast has the higher population (4,398 vs 1,855 in East Helena). Helena Valley Northeast has the higher median household income ($137,724 vs $53,611 in East Helena). Helena Valley Northeast has the higher median home value ($462,400 vs $254,400 in East Helena).

Population, income & housing

	East Helena	Helena Valley Northeast
Population	1,855	4,398
Median age	35.9 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,611	$137,724
Median home value	$254,400	$462,400
Median gross rent	$1,020	$1,221
Housing units	903	1,660
Homeownership rate	63.1%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Helena	Helena Valley Northeast
Population	1,514 → 1,855 (+22.5%)	3,557 → 4,398 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$51,831 → $53,611 (+3.4%)	$96,146 → $137,724 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$168,100 → $254,400 (+51.3%)	$356,100 → $462,400 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,020 (+25.3%)	$677 → $1,221 (+80.4%)

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

Helena Valley Northeast

Population

3,5574,398

Median household income

$96,146$137,724

Median home value

$356,100$462,400

Median gross rent

$677$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Helena	Helena Valley Northeast
Under 5	11.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	9.4%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.8%
25 to 34	19.6%	8.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	15.6%	16.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	13.5%
75 and over	2.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Helena	Helena Valley Northeast
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.6%
Asian	1.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Helena	Helena Valley Northeast
No high school diploma	10.4%	8.9%
High school graduate	19.1%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	48.6%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Helena	Helena Valley Northeast
Drove alone	66.8%	73.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	14.5%
Other means	13.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Helena	Helena Valley Northeast
1-unit, detached	68.5%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	24.6%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	East Helena	Helena Valley Northeast
Poverty rate	17.7%	6.3%
Average household size	2.09	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1967	1995