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Helena, Montana QuickFacts

	Helena, Montana	United States
Total population	25,780	281,421,906
State	Montana
City	helena

Helena, Montana Population

	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
Male	12,283	47.65%	49.06%
Female	13,497	52.35%	50.94%
Median age (years)	38.8		35.3

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	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
18 years and over	20,002	77.59%	74.31%
21 years and over	18,676	72.44%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,151	16.1%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,584	13.9%	12.43%

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	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
White	24,434	94.78%	75.14%
Black or African American	59	0.23%	12.32%
Asian	201	0.78%	3.64%
Some other race	657	2.55%	5.46%
Two or more races	429	1.66%	2.43%

Helena, Montana Housing

	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
Total households	11,541		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,478	56.13%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,063	43.87%	31.94%

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	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
Total housing units	12,118		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	592	4.89%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	11,541	95.24%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,608	54.53%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,933	40.71%	30.77%

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	Helena, Montana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	113	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,915	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,266	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	631	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	364	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	97	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	15	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.57%
Median (dollars)	113,000	119,600

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	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,833	24.55%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,389	29.36%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,864	16.15%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,739	15.07%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	827	7.17%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	868	7.52%	9.65%

Helena, Montana Education

	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,359		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	327	5.14%	6.47%
Kindergarten	336	5.28%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,385	37.51%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,575	24.77%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,736	27.3%	22.81%

Helena, Montana Economy

	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
Population 16 years and over	20,733		217,168,077
In labor force	14,164	68.32%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	14,107	68.04%	63.39%
- - Employed	13,291	64.11%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	816	3.94%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	57	0.27%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,569	31.68%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	10,931	52.72%	51.66%
In labor force	6,970	33.62%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,960	33.57%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,678	32.21%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,639	7.91%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,135		12,787,501

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	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	11,476		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,438	12.53%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	908	7.91%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,725	15.03%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,767	15.4%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,809	15.76%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,228	19.41%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	911	7.94%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	464	4.04%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	130	1.13%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	96	0.84%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,416		41,994

	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
With earnings	8,917	43.01%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,102		56,604
With Social Security income	2,985	14.4%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,740		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	468	2.26%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,346		6,320
With public assistance income	414	2.0%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,136		3,032
With retirement income	2,240	10.8%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,162		17,376

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