Helena, MT Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	25,780	100.0

Male	12,283	47.6
Female	13,497	52.4

Under 5 years	1,501	5.8
5 to 9 years	1,558	6.0
10 to 14 years	1,628	6.3
15 to 19 years	1,962	7.6
20 to 24 years	1,999	7.8
25 to 34 years	2,931	11.4
35 to 44 years	3,919	15.2
45 to 54 years	4,309	16.7
55 to 59 years	1,414	5.5
60 to 64 years	975	3.8
65 to 74 years	1,640	6.4
75 to 84 years	1,403	5.4
85 years and over	541	2.1

Median age (years)	38.8	(X)

18 years and over	20,002	77.6
Male	9,338	36.2
Female	10,664	41.4
21 years and over	18,676	72.4
62 years and over	4,151	16.1
65 years and over	3,584	13.9
Male	1,358	5.3
Female	2,226	8.6

RACE
One race	25,351	98.3
White	24,434	94.8
Black or African American	59	0.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	541	2.1
Asian	201	0.8
Asian Indian	56	0.2
Chinese	41	0.2
Filipino	24	0.1
Japanese	36	0.1
Korean	34	0.1
Vietnamese	1	0.0
Other Asian ¹	9	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	18	0.1
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	3	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	10	0.0
Some other race	98	0.4
Two or more races	429	1.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	24,850	96.4
Black or African American	111	0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	768	3.0
Asian	289	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	37	0.1
Some other race	178	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	25,780	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	430	1.7
Mexican	229	0.9
Puerto Rican	21	0.1
Cuban	18	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	162	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,350	98.3
White alone	24,191	93.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	25,780	100.0
In households	24,684	95.7
Householder	11,541	44.8
Spouse	4,900	19.0
Child	6,405	24.8
Own child under 18 years	5,436	21.1
Other relatives	538	2.1
Under 18 years	173	0.7
Nonrelatives	1,300	5.0
Unmarried partner	534	2.1
In group quarters	1,096	4.3
Institutionalized population	312	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	784	3.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,541	100.0
Family households (families)	6,478	56.1
With own children under 18 years	3,133	27.1
Married-couple family	4,900	42.5
With own children under 18 years	2,048	17.7
Female householder, no husband present	1,200	10.4
With own children under 18 years	855	7.4
Nonfamily households	5,063	43.9
Householder living alone	4,324	37.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,306	11.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,294	28.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,470	21.4

Average household size	2.14	(X)
Average family size	2.83	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,133	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,541	95.1
Vacant housing units	592	4.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	61	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,541	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,608	57.3
Renter-occupied housing units	4,933	42.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.35	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.86	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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