East Helena

Population: 1,855
Median household income: $53,611
Median home value: $254,400

East Helena is a community in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, home to 1,855 residents. At $53,611, its median household income sits below Lewis and Clark County's $74,543.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Helena's population grew 22.5% from 1,514 to 1,855, while its median home value rose 51.3% from $168,100 to $254,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.3% of the population. 66.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,855
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,611
Median home value: $254,400
Median gross rent: $1,020
Housing units: 903
Homeownership rate: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5141,855

Median household income

$51,831$53,611

Median home value

$168,100$254,400

Median gross rent

$814$1,020

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,514	$51,831	$168,100	$814
2020	1,684	$57,652	$192,700	$856
2021	1,647	$55,051	$201,700	$921
2022	1,829	$54,485	$241,300	$982
2023	1,855	$53,611	$254,400	$1,020

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.3%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3419.6%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	209	11.3%
5 to 17	174	9.4%
18 to 24	164	8.8%
25 to 34	364	19.6%
35 to 44	198	10.7%
45 to 54	290	15.6%
55 to 64	214	11.5%
65 to 74	197	10.6%
75 and over	45	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,619	87.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	1.6%
Asian	27	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	140	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's48.6%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	136	10.4%
High school graduate	250	19.1%
Some college or associate's	636	48.6%
Bachelor's degree	242	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	44	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means13.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	650	66.8%
Carpooled	93	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	9.1%
Other means	130	13.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	345	39.0%
15 to 29 min	430	48.6%
30 to 44 min	16	1.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	93	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 17.7% (328 of 1,855)

	Count	Share
Family households	450	50.7%
Nonfamily households	438	49.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	888	98.3%
Vacant	15	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	560	63.1%
Renter-occupied	328	36.9%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units24.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	619	68.5%
1-unit, attached	44	4.9%
2 to 4 units	222	24.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3023125
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 46.5845, -111.9208