Helena Valley Southeast

Population: 9,533
Median household income: $63,824
Median home value: $308,000

Helena Valley Southeast is a community in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, home to 9,533 residents. At $63,824, its median household income sits below Lewis and Clark County's $74,543.

Between 2019 and 2023, Helena Valley Southeast's population grew 12.8% from 8,448 to 9,533, while its median home value rose 46.4% from $210,400 to $308,000.

The median gross rent is $1,231. 21.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,533
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $63,824
Median home value: $308,000
Median gross rent: $1,231
Housing units: 3,795
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4489,533

Median household income

$54,583$63,824

Median home value

$210,400$308,000

Median gross rent

$854$1,231

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,448	$54,583	$210,400	$854
2020	8,546	$59,541	$224,200	$969
2021	9,316	$63,675	$226,900	$1,099
2022	9,374	$68,512	$280,300	$1,213
2023	9,533	$63,824	$308,000	$1,231

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	551	5.8%
5 to 17	2,137	22.4%
18 to 24	561	5.9%
25 to 34	1,050	11.0%
35 to 44	1,559	16.4%
45 to 54	947	9.9%
55 to 64	1,275	13.4%
65 to 74	1,169	12.3%
75 and over	284	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,886	93.2%
Black or African American	79	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.2%
Asian	56	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.3%
Two or more races	278	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	190	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	607	9.7%
High school graduate	2,281	36.3%
Some college or associate's	2,030	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	910	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	456	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,336	75.3%
Carpooled	648	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	393	8.9%
Other means	37	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,293	32.0%
15 to 29 min	2,300	56.9%
30 to 44 min	320	7.9%
45 to 59 min	17	0.4%
60+ min	110	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 13.9% (1,322 of 9,533)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,632	71.5%
Nonfamily households	1,050	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,682	97.0%
Vacant	113	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,034	82.4%
Renter-occupied	648	17.6%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other37.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,192	57.8%
1-unit, attached	29	0.8%
2 to 4 units	141	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,433	37.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3035634
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.94 sq mi
Center point: 46.6226, -111.9008