Helena Valley Northwest vs Lincoln

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

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

Helena Valley Northwest has the higher population (5,070 vs 868 in Lincoln). Helena Valley Northwest has the higher median household income ($101,278 vs $45,912 in Lincoln). Helena Valley Northwest has the higher median home value ($358,600 vs $286,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Helena Valley Northwest	Lincoln
Population	5,070	868
Median age	35.8 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$101,278	$45,912
Median home value	$358,600	$286,200
Median gross rent	$1,640	$764
Housing units	1,609	719
Homeownership rate	94.1%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.9%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena Valley Northwest	Lincoln
Population	4,465 → 5,070 (+13.5%)	857 → 868 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$82,795 → $101,278 (+22.3%)	$32,538 → $45,912 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$250,100 → $358,600 (+43.4%)	$164,400 → $286,200 (+74.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,148 → $1,640 (+42.9%)	$664 → $764 (+15.1%)

Helena Valley Northwest

Population

4,4655,070

Median household income

$82,795$101,278

Median home value

$250,100$358,600

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,640

Lincoln

Population

857868

Median household income

$32,538$45,912

Median home value

$164,400$286,200

Median gross rent

$664$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena Valley Northwest	Lincoln
Under 5	8.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	21.8%	4.7%
18 to 24	3.4%	6.2%
25 to 34	16.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	15.1%	7.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	27.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	17.1%
75 and over	4.8%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena Valley Northwest	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena Valley Northwest	Lincoln
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	31.4%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena Valley Northwest	Lincoln
Drove alone	66.2%	60.0%
Carpooled	25.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	37.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena Valley Northwest	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	95.6%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Helena Valley Northwest	Lincoln
Poverty rate	2.5%	4.6%
Average household size	3.17	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	21	11
Median year structure built	2003	1976