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Helena, MT Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Helena is $29,594, which is higher than the state average of $25,977 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Helena median household income is $50,311, which has grown by 46.18% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 41.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Helena residents spend 12.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #70

Helena, MT	29,594 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, MT	28,176 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, MT	29,029 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, MT	27,656 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, #94

Helena, MT	50,311 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Helena, MT	63,866 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #119

Helena, MT	46.18%
Montana	41.61%
U.S.	27.36%

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, MT		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.79%	$12,521, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.41%	$16,795, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.41%	$2,324, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.57%	$25,610, 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, MT	70,442 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Helena, MT	81,323 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, MT	Montana	U.S.
White	$51,487, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Black	$37,222, see rank	$36,842	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,917, see rank	$36,434	$42,396
Asian	$46,667, see rank	$47,631	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,667, see rank	$30,284	$37,170
Two or More Races	$28,000, 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, MT	Montana	U.S.
less than 25	$23,700, see rank	$25,992	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,727, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,649, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$40,634, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Helena, MT	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	24,388, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	11,444, 46.92%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,718, 67.44%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	19, 0.17%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,699, 67.28%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,162, 93.03%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	537, 6.97%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,726, 32.56%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	12,944, 53.08%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,308, 64.18%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,308, 64.18%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,034, 96.70%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	274, 3.30%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,636, 35.82%, 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, MT	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,930, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,022, 73.82%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,503, 10.07%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	116, 0.78%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	1,188, 7.96%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	476, 3.19%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	625, 4.19%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Helena, MT	12.9 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, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,196	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	7,162, 47.13%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,541, 49.44%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,143, 15.96%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,284, 17.93%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.10%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	514, 7.18%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	529, 7.39%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	8,034, 52.87%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,355, 54.21%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,391, 17.31%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,022, 25.17%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	74, 0.92%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	176, 2.19%, 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, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,196, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	248, 1.63%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	691, 4.55%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	285, 1.88%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	218, 1.43%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,376, 9.06%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	258, 1.70%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	233, 1.53%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	929, 6.11%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,450, 9.54%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,970, 26.13%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,456, 9.58%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,221, 21.20%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	861, 5.67%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Helena, MT	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,935	14.09%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	618	9.10%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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