People Facts Helena Montana
      Population, 2003 estimate 26,718 917,621
      Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.3% 1.7%
      Population, 2000 25,780 902,195
      Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 2.8% 12.9%
      Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.8% 6.1%
      Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 22.4% 25.5%
      Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.9% 13.4%
      Female persons, percent, 2000 52.4% 50.2%
      White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 94.8% 90.6%
      Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3%
      American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.1% 6.2%
      Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 0.5%
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
      Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.6%
      Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.7% 1.7%
      Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 1.7% 2.0%
      Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.1% 53.6%
      Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.7% 1.8%
      Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.0% 5.2%
      High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 92.7% 87.2%
      Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 39.8% 24.4%
      Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 12.6 17.7
       
      Housing units, 2000 12,133 412,633
      Homeownership rate, 2000 57.3% 69.1%
      Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $113,000 $99,500
       
      Households, 2000 11,541 358,667
      Persons per household, 2000 2.14 2.45
      Median household income, 1999 $34,416 $33,024
      Per capita money income, 1999 $20,020 $17,151
      Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 14.5% 14.6%
          Business Facts
      Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 193,117 7,596,802
      Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 456,556 7,779,112
      Retail sales per capita, 1997 $15,976 $8,853
      Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 60,762 1,199,251
      Total number of firms, 1997 3,850 93,677
      Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 F 3.6%
      Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 28.6% 23.9%
          Geography Facts Helena Montana
      Land area, 2000 (square miles) 14 145,552
      Persons per square mile, 2000 1,840.7 6.2
      Counties Lewis and Clark County