Living in Helena High School District, Montana

Overview

A total of 23,318 households are located in Helena High School District area. Among them, 6,365 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.98 people. The total number of children in the region is 14,478 and 12,857 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (331) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (1,522) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Helena High School District, Montana
Household	23,318
Population	55,449
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,365 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	14,478
Total Students	12,857
Pre-Kindergarten	665
Kindergarten	758
Grade 1-8	5,705
Grade 9-12	2,545
College/Graduate School	3,184
Veterans	44,664
Non-citizen	331
Non-English Home Language	1,522
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

45,979 residents are over the age of 16 and 30,193 people are in labor force. Among them, 30,051 people are in civilian labor force and 142 are in armed labor force. 29,118 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Helena High School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	28,870	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	22,175	76.81%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,900	10.05%
Public transportation	96	0.33%
Walked	1,258	4.36%
Other method	720	2.49%
Worked from home	1,721	5.96%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	29,118	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,641	46.85%
Service	4,681	16.08%
Sales and office	6,038	20.74%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,970	6.77%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,788	9.57%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	29,118	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	534	1.83%
Construction	1,516	5.21%
Manufacturing	1,169	4.01%
Wholesale trade	301	1.03%
Retail trade	3,017	10.36%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	677	2.33%
Information	558	1.92%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,479	8.51%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,033	10.42%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,448	22.14%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,847	9.78%
Other services, except public administration	1,382	4.75%
Public administration	5,157	17.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	29,118	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,056	65.44%
Government workers	8,220	28.23%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,818	6.24%
Unpaid family workers	24	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $83,382 for the 23,318 households in Helena High School District area, Montana. The average income of a single worker is $35,657. 53,481 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.56%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	23,318	-
Less than $10,000	951	4.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,113	4.77%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,751	7.51%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,134	9.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,810	12.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,235	18.16%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,333	14.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,207	18.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,777	7.62%
More than $200,000	1,007	4.32%
Median Household Income	$67,221	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$83,382	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,005	-
Less than $10,000	452	3.23%
$10,000 - $14,999	311	2.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	545	3.89%
$25,000 - $34,999	641	4.58%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,225	8.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,516	17.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,489	17.77%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,448	24.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,441	10.29%
More than $200,000	937	6.69%

Median Family Income	$88,232	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$102,951	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,657	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,870	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,870	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	56,557	-
With health insurance coverage	53,481	94.56%
Public coverage	20,324	35.94%
Private health insurance	41,913	74.11%
Without health insurance coverage	3,076	5.44%

Housing

There are 25,775 housing units in Helena High School District area, Montana with 23,318 units (90.47%) occupied. 15,706 houses (67.36%) are occupied by owner and 7,612 houses (32.64%) are rented. The average housing value is $247,500 and the average rental cost is $844. 764 houses (2.96%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,984 houses (19.34%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,775	-
Occupied	23,318	90.47%
Owner Occupied	15,706	67.36%
Renter Occupied	7,612	32.64%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	16,724	64.88%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,265	4.91%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,424	21.04%
Mobile Homes	2,362	9.16%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,775	-
Built 2014 or later	764	2.96%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,182	4.59%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,802	14.75%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,277	12.71%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,011	11.68%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,709	18.27%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,047	7.94%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,999	7.76%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,984	19.34%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,775	-
1 room	819	3.18%
2 rooms	787	3.05%
3 rooms	1,987	7.71%
4 rooms	4,440	17.23%
5 rooms	4,277	16.59%
6 rooms	3,493	13.55%
7 rooms	3,286	12.75%
8 rooms	2,445	9.49%
9 rooms or more	4,241	16.45%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,775	-
no bedroom	931	3.61%
1 bedroom	2,508	9.73%
2 bedrooms	6,763	26.24%
3 bedrooms	8,957	34.75%
4 bedrooms	4,708	18.27%
5 bedrooms or more	1,908	7.40%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,706	-
Less than $50,000	871	5.55%
$50,000 - $99,999	455	2.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	945	6.02%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,346	14.94%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,134	39.06%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,823	24.34%
$500,000 - $999,999	990	6.30%
$1,000,000 or more	142	0.90%
Median House Value	$247,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,182	-
Less than $500	873	12.16%
$500 - $999	4,128	57.48%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,612	22.45%
$1,500 - $1,999	436	6.07%
$2,000 - $2,499	83	1.16%
$2,500 - $2,999	5	0.07%
$3,000 or more	45	0.63%
Median Rental Costs	$844	-

Demographic

A total of 57,202 people lives in Helena High School District area, Montana with 28,040 male and 29,162 female. The males to female ratio is 49.02 to 50.98. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	57,202	-
Male	28,040	49.02%
Female	29,162	50.98%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	57,202	-
Under 5 years	3,151	5.51%
5 - 9 years	3,687	6.45%
10 - 14 years	3,642	6.37%
15 - 19 years	3,502	6.12%
20 - 24 years	3,198	5.59%
25 - 34 years	7,073	12.36%
35 - 44 years	6,921	12.10%
45 - 54 years	7,159	12.52%
55 - 59 years	4,158	7.27%
60 - 64 years	4,448	7.78%
65 - 74 years	6,347	11.10%
75 - 84 years	2,570	4.49%
85 years and older	1,346	2.35%
Median Age	40.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	57,202	-
One Race	55,499	97.02%
White	53,570	93.65%
Black or African American	175	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native	984	1.72%
Asian	429	0.75%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	47	0.08%
Other	294	0.51%

Two or more races	1,703	2.98%
White and Black or African American	262	0.46%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,002	1.75%
White and Asian	187	0.33%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	18	0.03%

Living in Helena High School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic