| People QuickFacts | Helena | Montana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 28,592 | 997,667 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 28,194 | 989,417 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.4% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 28,190 | 989,415 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.1% | 22.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.6% | 14.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.0% | 49.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 93.3% | 89.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.3% | 6.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.8% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 91.6% | 87.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 76.5% | 83.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.6% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 4.0% | 4.6% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 95.5% | 91.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 46.2% | 28.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,914 | 99,163 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 13.6 | 17.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 13,457 | 482,825 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 56.9% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 37.9% | 16.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $192,500 | $179,900 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 13,083 | 403,495 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.01 | 2.36 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $28,856 | $24,640 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $47,749 | $45,324 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 12.9% | 14.6% |
| Business QuickFacts | Helena | Montana |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,769 | 114,398 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.0% | 24.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 10,638,145 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 167,268 | 8,202,782 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 775,528 | 14,686,854 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $26,887 | $15,343 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 106,944 | 2,079,426 |