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Helena West Side, Montana: commercial real estate data.
Helena West Side is a Census CDP of 1,417 people across 15.05 square miles of land, in Lewis and Clark County. Median household income is $66,921, 74.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Helena West Side
What Helena West Side is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area15.05 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land94 plus or minus 28
- 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.
Helena West Side
How many people live in Helena West Side
- Population1,417 plus or minus 415
- Median age34.5 plus or minus 7.8
- Population under 18378 plus or minus 195
- Share under 1826.7 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Population 65 and over144 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over10.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households563 plus or minus 139
- Family households289 plus or minus 103
- Share of households that are families51.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helena West Side
Income and work in Helena West Side
- Median household income$66,921 plus or minus $14,117
- Per capita income$51,617 plus or minus $17,838
- Civilian labor force774 plus or minus 226
- Employed772 plus or minus 225
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate0.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over864 plus or minus 244
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.0 percent plus or minus 34.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.8 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.0 percent plus or minus 14.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helena West Side
Housing in Helena West Side
- Housing units592 plus or minus 144
- Occupied units563 plus or minus 139
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied420 plus or minus 121
- Renter occupied143 plus or minus 91
- Ownership rate74.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$402,300
- Single family units361 plus or minus 133
- Share single family61.0 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Units in buildings of two or more62 plus or minus 51
- Share in buildings of two or more10.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes161 plus or minus 94
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helena West Side
How Helena West Side gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute753 plus or minus 224
- Commuting under 15 minutes191 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more105 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone68.9 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewis and Clark County, not Helena West Side
Lewis and Clark County context, not Helena West Side 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 Helena West Side.
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
Helena West Side questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Helena West Side, Montana?
1,417, in 563 households. Helena West Side CDP covers 15.05 square miles of land, which is 94 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Helena West Side 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 Helena West Side?
$66,921. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $402,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Helena West Side 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 Helena West Side.
Is zoning published for Helena West Side?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.