East Helena vs York

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

East Helena and York 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 215 in York). York has the higher median household income ($111,359 vs $53,611 in East Helena). York has the higher median home value ($405,700 vs $254,400 in East Helena).

Population, income & housing

	East Helena	York
Population	1,855	215
Median age	35.9 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,611	$111,359
Median home value	$254,400	$405,700
Median gross rent	$1,020	—
Housing units	903	99
Homeownership rate	63.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Helena	York
Population	1,514 → 1,855 (+22.5%)	158 → 215 (+36.1%)
Median household income	$51,831 → $53,611 (+3.4%)	$91,042 → $111,359 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$168,100 → $254,400 (+51.3%)	$218,800 → $405,700 (+85.4%)
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

York

Population

158215

Median household income

$91,042$111,359

Median home value

$218,800$405,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Helena	York
Under 5	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.4%	3.3%
18 to 24	8.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	19.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	28.8%
45 to 54	15.6%	4.2%
55 to 64	11.5%	25.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	20.5%
75 and over	2.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Helena	York
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
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	York
No high school diploma	10.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	19.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	48.6%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Helena	York
Drove alone	66.8%	52.0%
Carpooled	9.6%	34.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	13.5%
Other means	13.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Helena	York
1-unit, detached	68.5%	82.8%
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%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	East Helena	York
Poverty rate	17.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.09	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1967	1975