East Helena vs Unionville

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

East Helena and Unionville 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 386 in Unionville). Unionville has the higher median household income ($67,417 vs $53,611 in East Helena). Unionville has the higher median home value ($446,300 vs $254,400 in East Helena).

Population, income & housing

	East Helena	Unionville
Population	1,855	386
Median age	35.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,611	$67,417
Median home value	$254,400	$446,300
Median gross rent	$1,020	—
Housing units	903	124
Homeownership rate	63.1%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Helena	Unionville
Population	1,514 → 1,855 (+22.5%)	151 → 386 (+155.6%)
Median household income	$51,831 → $53,611 (+3.4%)	$87,171 → $67,417 (-22.7%)
Median home value	$168,100 → $254,400 (+51.3%)	$360,900 → $446,300 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,020 (+25.3%)	—

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

Unionville

Population

151386

Median household income

$87,171$67,417

Median home value

$360,900$446,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Helena	Unionville
Under 5	11.3%	10.4%
5 to 17	9.4%	30.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	21.2%
45 to 54	15.6%	3.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	9.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	18.1%
75 and over	2.4%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Helena	Unionville
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Helena	Unionville
No high school diploma	10.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	19.1%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	48.6%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Helena	Unionville
Drove alone	66.8%	62.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	33.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	0.0%
Other means	13.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Helena	Unionville
1-unit, detached	68.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Helena	Unionville
Poverty rate	17.7%	1.6%
Average household size	2.09	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1967	1983