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East Helena, Montana: commercial real estate data.
East Helena is a Census city of 1,702 people across 4.05 square miles of land, in Lewis and Clark County. Median household income is $60,417, 66.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $355,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
East Helena
What East Helena is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.05 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land420 plus or minus 104
- County holding the largest share of its areaLewis and Clark County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Helena
How many people live in East Helena
- Population1,702 plus or minus 422
- Median age35.6 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 18289 plus or minus 137
- Share under 1817.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over249 plus or minus 109
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households853 plus or minus 216
- Family households440 plus or minus 161
- Share of households that are families51.6 percent plus or minus 13.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Helena
Income and work in East Helena
- Median household income$60,417 plus or minus $22,421
- Per capita income$36,839
- Civilian labor force1,056 plus or minus 279
- Employed973 plus or minus 269
- Unemployed83 plus or minus 84
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over1,222 plus or minus 317
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.1 percent plus or minus 34.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Helena
Housing in East Helena
- Housing units853 plus or minus 216
- Occupied units853 plus or minus 216
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied567 plus or minus 195
- Renter occupied286 plus or minus 123
- Ownership rate66.5 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$290,700 plus or minus $65,584
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,090
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units639 plus or minus 195
- Share single family74.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more214 plus or minus 99
- Share in buildings of two or more25.1 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Helena
How East Helena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute874 plus or minus 273
- Commuting under 15 minutes362 plus or minus 201
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.4 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more84 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Drove alone68.5 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Helena
SBA loans in East Helena (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$355,000
- Average approval$118,333
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$255,000
- Jobs supported24
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in East Helena, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
East Helena
Flood risk in East Helena
- NFIP communityCity of East Helena
- NFIP community number300039
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/12
The City of East Helena participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 300039 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lewis and Clark County, not East Helena
Lewis and Clark County context, not East Helena figures
- Establishments in Lewis and Clark County2,603
- Covered employment, Lewis and Clark County39,957
- Average annual pay, Lewis and Clark County$62,248
- Housing units permitted, Lewis and Clark County444
Every figure in this section is published for Lewis and Clark County as a whole and is not a measurement of East Helena.
All Lewis and Clark County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
East Helena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in East Helena, Montana?
1,702, in 853 households. East Helena city covers 4.05 square miles of land, which is 420 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is East Helena in?
Lewis and Clark County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in East Helena?
$60,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $290,700. Median gross rent is $1,090 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to East Helena businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $355,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in East Helena, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to East Helena borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for East Helena. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is East Helena in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. East Helena appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as East Helena, city of, community 300039, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page East Helena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lewis and Clark County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of East Helena.
Is zoning published for East Helena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.