Helena West Side vs Lincoln

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

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

Helena West Side has the higher population (1,584 vs 868 in Lincoln). Helena West Side has the higher median household income ($67,692 vs $45,912 in Lincoln). Helena West Side has the higher median home value ($411,800 vs $286,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Helena West Side	Lincoln
Population	1,584	868
Median age	35.2 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,692	$45,912
Median home value	$411,800	$286,200
Median gross rent	$781	$764
Housing units	633	719
Homeownership rate	83.0%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena West Side	Lincoln
Population	1,039 → 1,584 (+52.5%)	857 → 868 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $67,692 (+16.0%)	$32,538 → $45,912 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$208,700 → $411,800 (+97.3%)	$164,400 → $286,200 (+74.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,090 → $781 (-28.3%)	$664 → $764 (+15.1%)

Helena West Side

Population

1,0391,584

Median household income

$58,333$67,692

Median home value

$208,700$411,800

Median gross rent

$1,090$781

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 West Side	Lincoln
Under 5	14.5%	1.8%
5 to 17	12.9%	4.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	12.2%
35 to 44	8.1%	7.5%
45 to 54	18.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	27.6%
65 to 74	7.1%	17.1%
75 and over	1.8%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena West Side	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena West Side	Lincoln
No high school diploma	9.9%	5.4%
High school graduate	13.1%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena West Side	Lincoln
Drove alone	71.4%	60.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	5.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	8.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	37.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena West Side	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	67.6%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.5%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Helena West Side	Lincoln
Poverty rate	4.0%	4.6%
Average household size	2.57	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	22	11
Median year structure built	1977	1976