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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Helena Area is $28,962, which is higher than the state average of $25,977 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Helena Area median household income is $56,470. On average Helena Area residents spend 17.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 17.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #115

Helena Area	28,962 USD
Montana	25,977 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Helena Area	31,451 USD
Montana	25,594 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Helena Area	35,507 USD
Montana	31,254 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Helena Area	27,268 USD
Montana	21,003 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #103

Helena Area	56,470 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Helena Area	68,628 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Helena Area	10.50%
Montana	41.61%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Helena Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Montana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Helena Area		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.92%	$13,742, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.50%	$17,369, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.73%	$3,176, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.45%	$24,166, see rank	17.95%	$21,548	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Helena Area	70,872 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Helena Area	81,329 USD
Montana	75,070 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Helena Area	Montana	U.S.
White	$57,596, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Black	$37,361, see rank	$36,842	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,938, see rank	$36,434	$42,396
Asian	$45,625, see rank	$47,631	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,944, see rank	$30,284	$37,170
One Race, Other	$71,806, see rank	$32,023	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,262, see rank	$37,542	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Helena Area	Montana	U.S.
less than 25	$29,529, see rank	$25,992	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,352, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,752, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$44,058, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Helena Area	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	61,283, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	30,369, 49.56%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	21,147, 69.63%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	112, 0.37%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	21,035, 69.26%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	19,543, 92.91%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,492, 7.09%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,222, 30.37%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	30,914, 50.44%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	19,762, 63.93%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	22, 0.07%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	19,740, 63.85%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	18,903, 95.76%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	837, 4.24%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,152, 36.07%, see rank	39.91%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Helena Area	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	37,992, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	29,557, 77.80%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,014, 10.57%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	194, 0.51%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	1,515, 3.99%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	809, 2.13%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,903, 5.01%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Helena Area	17.1 minutes
Montana	17.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Helena Area	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,446	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	19,543, 50.83%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,972, 40.79%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,971, 15.20%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,211, 16.43%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	149, 0.76%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,169, 11.10%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,191, 11.21%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	18,903, 49.17%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,304, 49.22%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,341, 17.67%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,607, 29.66%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	25, 0.13%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	173, 0.92%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	408, 2.16%, see rank	3.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Helena Area	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,446, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,328, 3.45%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	2,559, 6.66%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,043, 2.71%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	607, 1.58%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,710, 9.65%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,214, 3.16%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	391, 1.02%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,891, 7.52%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,601, 9.37%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,404, 21.86%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,645, 9.48%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	7,192, 18.71%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,861, 4.84%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Helena Area	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,076	10.84%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,548	7.87%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.