Elliston vs Helmville

A side-by-side comparison of Elliston and Helmville: population, income, housing, and more.

Elliston and Helmville are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elliston has the higher population (208 vs 58 in Helmville). Helmville has the higher median household income ($148,304 vs $41,719 in Elliston). Helmville has the higher median home value ($266,100 vs $248,300 in Elliston).

Population, income & housing

	Elliston	Helmville
Population	208	58
Median age	34.5 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,719	$148,304
Median home value	$248,300	$266,100
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	115	36
Homeownership rate	60.8%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliston	Helmville
Population	207 → 208 (+0.5%)	109 → 58 (-46.8%)
Median household income	$63,125 → $41,719 (-33.9%)	$73,750 → $148,304 (+101.1%)
Median home value	$165,200 → $248,300 (+50.3%)	$162,500 → $266,100 (+63.8%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $775 (+32.9%)	—

Elliston

Population

207208

Median household income

$63,125$41,719

Median home value

$165,200$248,300

Median gross rent

$583$775

Helmville

Population

10958

Median household income

$73,750$148,304

Median home value

$162,500$266,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliston	Helmville
Under 5	12.5%	17.2%
5 to 17	10.6%	10.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	15.5%
25 to 34	23.1%	1.7%
35 to 44	7.2%	3.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	34.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	8.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.6%
75 and over	9.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliston	Helmville
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.3%	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	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliston	Helmville
No high school diploma	8.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	42.0%	12.1%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliston	Helmville
Drove alone	79.5%	71.4%
Carpooled	11.1%	0.0%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliston	Helmville
1-unit, detached	78.3%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Elliston	Helmville
Poverty rate	9.1%	3.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1973	1951