Helmville vs Ovando

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

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

Helmville has the higher population (58 vs 47 in Ovando). Helmville has the higher median household income ($148,304 vs $59,167 in Ovando). Ovando has the higher median home value ($425,000 vs $266,100 in Helmville).

Population, income & housing

	Helmville	Ovando
Population	58	47
Median age	47.1 yrs	62.9 yrs
Median household income	$148,304	$59,167
Median home value	$266,100	$425,000
Housing units	36	43
Homeownership rate	82.6%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helmville	Ovando
Population	109 → 58 (-46.8%)	64 → 47 (-26.6%)
Median household income	$73,750 → $148,304 (+101.1%)	$41,250 → $59,167 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $266,100 (+63.8%)	$256,300 → $425,000 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$750 → $688 (-8.3%)

Helmville

Population

10958

Median household income

$73,750$148,304

Median home value

$162,500$266,100

Ovando

Population

6447

Median household income

$41,250$59,167

Median home value

$256,300$425,000

Median gross rent

$750$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helmville	Ovando
Under 5	17.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	15.5%	2.1%
25 to 34	1.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	3.4%	12.8%
45 to 54	34.5%	21.3%
55 to 64	8.6%	17.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	36.2%
75 and over	0.0%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helmville	Ovando
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.2%
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%	12.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helmville	Ovando
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	12.1%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	69.7%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helmville	Ovando
Drove alone	71.4%	65.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.3%	19.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helmville	Ovando
1-unit, detached	97.2%	93.0%
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	2.8%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Helmville	Ovando
Poverty rate	3.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.52	1.57
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1951	2002