Helena Valley Northeast

Population: 4,398
Median household income: $137,724
Median home value: $462,400

Located in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Helena Valley Northeast is a community with a population of 4,398. The median household income of $137,724 is above the Lewis and Clark County median ($74,543).

From 2019 to 2023, Helena Valley Northeast's population grew 23.6% from 3,557 to 4,398, while its median home value rose 29.9% from $356,100 to $462,400.

47.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 95.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,398
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $137,724
Median home value: $462,400
Median gross rent: $1,221
Housing units: 1,660
Homeownership rate: 95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5574,398

Median household income

$96,146$137,724

Median home value

$356,100$462,400

Median gross rent

$677$1,221

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,557	$96,146	$356,100	$677
2020	3,519	$112,656	$373,700	$711
2021	3,607	$115,833	$373,500	$645
2022	4,245	$137,500	$460,500	$1,550
2023	4,398	$137,724	$462,400	$1,221

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	172	3.9%
5 to 17	576	13.1%
18 to 24	298	6.8%
25 to 34	371	8.4%
35 to 44	592	13.5%
45 to 54	709	16.1%
55 to 64	697	15.8%
65 to 74	595	13.5%
75 and over	388	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,988	90.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.6%
Asian	48	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	69	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	267	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate18.6%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	300	8.9%
High school graduate	622	18.6%
Some college or associate's	855	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,051	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	524	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,706	73.8%
Carpooled	243	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	336	14.5%
Other means	17	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	472	23.9%
15 to 29 min	1,056	53.4%
30 to 44 min	300	15.2%
45 to 59 min	30	1.5%
60+ min	119	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 6.3% (275 of 4,398)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,187	75.3%
Nonfamily households	389	24.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,576	94.9%
Vacant	84	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,508	95.7%
Renter-occupied	68	4.3%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,493	89.9%
1-unit, attached	31	1.9%
2 to 4 units	15	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	12	0.7%
Mobile home & other	109	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3035628
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 53 sq mi
Water area: 4.64 sq mi
Center point: 46.7066, -111.9388