Garrison vs Helmville

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

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

Garrison has the higher population (138 vs 58 in Helmville). Helmville has the higher median household income ($148,304 vs $46,250 in Garrison). Garrison has the higher median home value ($350,000 vs $266,100 in Helmville).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Helmville
Population	138	58
Median age	38.2 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$148,304
Median home value	$350,000	$266,100
Housing units	52	36
Homeownership rate	91.7%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.4%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Helmville
Population	80 → 138 (+72.5%)	109 → 58 (-46.8%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $46,250 (+29.8%)	$73,750 → $148,304 (+101.1%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $350,000 (+123.9%)	$162,500 → $266,100 (+63.8%)
Median gross rent	$413 → $475 (+15.0%)	—

Garrison

Population

80138

Median household income

$35,625$46,250

Median home value

$156,300$350,000

Median gross rent

$413$475

Helmville

Population

10958

Median household income

$73,750$148,304

Median home value

$162,500$266,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	Helmville
Under 5	5.1%	17.2%
5 to 17	32.6%	10.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	15.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	1.7%
35 to 44	18.1%	3.4%
45 to 54	3.6%	34.5%
55 to 64	8.7%	8.6%
65 to 74	21.7%	8.6%
75 and over	1.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Helmville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Helmville
No high school diploma	18.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.1%	12.1%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree	1.4%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Helmville
Drove alone	57.7%	71.4%
Carpooled	23.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	14.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Helmville
1-unit, detached	65.4%	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	34.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Helmville
Poverty rate	8.7%	3.4%
Average household size	2.88	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	47	—
Median year structure built	1979	1951