Helena West Side vs York

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

Helena West Side and York 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 215 in York). York has the higher median household income ($111,359 vs $67,692 in Helena West Side). Helena West Side has the higher median home value ($411,800 vs $405,700 in York).

Population, income & housing

	Helena West Side	York
Population	1,584	215
Median age	35.2 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,692	$111,359
Median home value	$411,800	$405,700
Median gross rent	$781	—
Housing units	633	99
Homeownership rate	83.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena West Side	York
Population	1,039 → 1,584 (+52.5%)	158 → 215 (+36.1%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $67,692 (+16.0%)	$91,042 → $111,359 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$208,700 → $411,800 (+97.3%)	$218,800 → $405,700 (+85.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,090 → $781 (-28.3%)	—

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

York

Population

158215

Median household income

$91,042$111,359

Median home value

$218,800$405,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena West Side	York
Under 5	14.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	3.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	28.8%
45 to 54	18.9%	4.2%
55 to 64	14.6%	25.6%
65 to 74	7.1%	20.5%
75 and over	1.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena West Side	York
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.7%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena West Side	York
No high school diploma	9.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	13.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena West Side	York
Drove alone	71.4%	52.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	34.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	8.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena West Side	York
1-unit, detached	67.6%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Helena West Side	York
Poverty rate	4.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1977	1975