Helena, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
One of the benefits of Helena is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.95 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Helena, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Helena is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.52% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Helena in 2022 was $43,016, which is wealthy relative to Montana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,064 for a family of four. However, Helena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Helena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Helena residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Helena include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Helena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
