Helena Valley Northeast vs Helena Valley West Central

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

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

Helena Valley West Central has the higher population (8,224 vs 4,398 in Helena Valley Northeast). Helena Valley Northeast has the higher median household income ($137,724 vs $89,040 in Helena Valley West Central). Helena Valley Northeast has the higher median home value ($462,400 vs $352,800 in Helena Valley West Central).

Population, income & housing

	Helena Valley Northeast	Helena Valley West Central
Population	4,398	8,224
Median age	47.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$137,724	$89,040
Median home value	$462,400	$352,800
Median gross rent	$1,221	$1,225
Housing units	1,660	2,967
Homeownership rate	95.7%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.0%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena Valley Northeast	Helena Valley West Central
Population	3,557 → 4,398 (+23.6%)	8,082 → 8,224 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$96,146 → $137,724 (+43.2%)	$72,931 → $89,040 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$356,100 → $462,400 (+29.9%)	$238,500 → $352,800 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $1,221 (+80.4%)	$1,007 → $1,225 (+21.6%)

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

Helena Valley West Central

Population

8,0828,224

Median household income

$72,931$89,040

Median home value

$238,500$352,800

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena Valley Northeast	Helena Valley West Central
Under 5	3.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.1%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	15.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	10.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	13.5%	13.4%
75 and over	8.8%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena Valley Northeast	Helena Valley West Central
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena Valley Northeast	Helena Valley West Central
No high school diploma	8.9%	3.7%
High school graduate	18.6%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena Valley Northeast	Helena Valley West Central
Drove alone	73.8%	78.8%
Carpooled	10.5%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	10.3%
Other means	0.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena Valley Northeast	Helena Valley West Central
1-unit, detached	89.9%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Helena Valley Northeast	Helena Valley West Central
Poverty rate	6.3%	4.9%
Average household size	2.78	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1995	1988