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Situation & Outlook Report

Helena, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 25740)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Helena, MT MISA metro changed from 74,998 in 2010 to 77,456 in 2015, a change of 3,065 (4.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 460 in 2010 and 452 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 472 (2011), 386 (2012), 360 (2013), 414 (2014), 414 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 83,473. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 8,473 (11.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 10,752 (2010) to 18,523 (2020), a change of 7,771 (72.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 223 in 2008 and 241 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $37,516 in 2008 to $42,156 in 2014, a change of $4,640 (12.4%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 17 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 25740; see table usage details below the table.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Helena

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Helena, MT (3035600) 28,190 28,319 28,725 29,144 29,560 29,943 1,624 5.70

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0
  Jefferson County (30043) 11,393 5.8 11,433 5.6 11,382 5.6 11,497 5.7 11,552 5.7 11,645 5.7
  Lewis and Clark County (30049) 63,605 32.3 64,258 31.7 64,857 32.0 65,346 32.3 65,904 32.4 66,418 32.5

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
No counties presently available for this metro.

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 77,995 77,424 -571 -0.73
  One race 76,401 75,600 -801 -1.05
    White 72,702 72,605 -97 -0.13
    Black/African American 72,702 72,605 -97 -0.13
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,634 1,627 -1,007 -38.23
    Asian alone 809 390 -419 -51.79
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 47 0 -47 -100.00
    Some other race alone 147 664 517 351.70
  Two or more races 1,594 1,824 230 14.43
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,237 2,242 5 0.22
Population 25 years and over 54,207 54,905 698 0.22
  % high school graduate or higher 95.0 92.7 -2.3 -2.42
  % bachelor's degree or higher 34.1 35.8 1.7 4.99
Total Households 31,069 31,152 83 4.99
  Median household income ($) 55,527 54,401 -1,126 -2.03
  Mean household income ($) 68,840 65,859 -2,981 -4.33
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 77,995 77,424 -571 -0.73
  Male 38,973 38,644 -329 -4.33
  Female 39,022 38,780 -242 -4.33
  Under 5 years 4,101 4,832 731 -4.33
  5 to 9 years 4,198 4,786 588 14.01
  10 to 14 years 5,442 4,299 -1,143 -21.00
  15 to 19 years 5,180 5,261 81 1.56
  20 to 24 years 4,867 3,341 -1,526 -31.35
  25 to 34 years 9,022 9,853 831 9.21
  35 to 44 years 8,884 8,700 -184 -2.07
  45 to 54 years 11,576 10,597 -979 -8.46
  55 to 59 years 6,290 6,434 144 2.29
  55 to 59 years 6,290 6,434 144 2.29
  60 to 64 years 6,720 6,359 -361 -5.37
  65 to 74 years 6,962 8,277 1,315 18.89
  75 to 84 years 2,745 3,250 505 18.40
  85 years and over 2,008 1,435 -573 -28.54
  Median age 41.8 42.8 1.0 2.39
  18 years and over 61,079 60,737 -342 -0.56
  21 years and over 57,565 57,228 -337 -0.59
  62 years and over 15,352 16,871 1,519 9.89
  65 years and over 11,715 12,962 1,247 10.64

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 35,235 35,243 35,400 35,487 35,587 35,635 392 1.11

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 35,458 35,929 471 1.33
  1-unit, detached 24,187 23,810 -377 -1.56
  1-unit, attached 843 1,351 508 60.26
  2 units 1,001 950 -51 -5.09
  3 or 4 units 2,182 2,537 355 16.27
  5 to 9 units 764 986 222 29.06
  10 to 20 units 484 251 -233 -48.14
  20 or more units 1,295 834 -461 -35.60
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 35,458 35,929 471 1.33
  Occupied Housing Units 31,069 31,152 83 0.27
    Owner 22,676 21,987 -689 -3.04
    Renter 8,393 9,165 772 9.20
  Vacant Housing Units 4,389 4,777 388 8.84
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.20 0.40 -0.80...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.90 5.50 -2.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.55 2.55 0.00 0.00
Average household size; renter-occ 2.18 2.11 -0.07 -3.21
Median Value $ owner occupied 208,200 212,600 4,400 2.11
Median Rent $ renter occupied 787 734 -53 -6.73

6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 3,407,686 3,396,773 3,157,738 3,303,399 3,437,849 30,163 0.9
  Net earnings 1/ 2,296,531 2,228,850 1,961,845 1,995,244 2,074,556 -221,975 -9.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 497,586 520,247 542,356 573,106 604,983 107,397 21.6
    Income maintenance 2/ 41,299 41,239 41,977 41,635 40,678 -621 -1.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 15,353 14,023 10,665 7,353 7,618 -7,735 -50.4
    Retirement and other 440,934 464,985 489,714 524,118 556,687 115,753 26.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 613,569 647,676 653,537 735,049 758,310 144,741 23.6
  Population 4/ 75,691 76,239 76,843 77,456 78,063 2,372 3.1
  Per capita personal income 45,021 44,554 41,093 42,649 44,039 -982 -2.2
  Per capita net earnings 30,341 29,235 25,531 25,760 26,575 -3,766 -12.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,574 6,824 7,058 7,399 7,750 1,176 17.9
    Per capita income maintenance 546 541 546 538 521 -25 -4.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 203 184 139 95 98 -105 -51.7
    Per capita retirement and other 5,825 6,099 6,373 6,767 7,131 1,306 22.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 8,106 8,495 8,505 9,490 9,714 1,608 19.8
  Earnings by place of work 2,599,241 2,528,113 2,294,424 2,331,425 2,419,338 -179,903 -6.9
    Wages and salaries 1,516,393 1,582,826 1,612,025 1,651,064 1,715,632 199,239 13.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 443,169 454,646 445,046 451,703 460,905 17,736 4.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 304,997 313,951 301,627 305,700 312,858 7,861 2.6
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 138,172 140,695 143,419 146,003 148,047 9,875 7.1
    Proprietors' income 639,679 490,641 237,353 228,658 242,801 -396,878 -62.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 2,010 2,351 10,786 13,917 18,047 16,037 797.9
      Farm proprietors' income 637,669 488,290 226,567 214,741 224,754 -412,915 -64.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 51,337 51,929 52,271 52,433 52,644 1,307 2.5
  Wage and salary jobs 39,129 39,641 39,753 39,832 39,707 578 1.5
  Number of proprietors 12,208 12,288 12,518 12,601 12,937 729 6.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 987 980 998 997 986 -1 -0.1
    Number of farm proprietors 11,221 11,308 11,520 11,604 11,951 730 6.5
Average earnings per job (dollars) 50,631 48,684 43,895 44,465 45,957 -4,674 -9.2
  Average wages and salaries 38,754 39,929 40,551 41,451 43,207 4,453 11.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 56,828 43,181 19,667 18,506 18,806 -38,022 -66.9
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 3.3 3.2 3.5 4.1 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.9 4.8 4.3 4.4
Unemployment 189 177 198 230 289 326 330 320 250 219 274 248 250
Employment 5,503 5,392 5,382 5,366 5,285 5,289 5,300 5,352 5,393 5,371 5,397 5,506 5,419
Labor Force5,6925,5695,5805,5965,5745,6155,6305,6725,6435,5905,6715,7545,669

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Auchard Creek ElemWolf Creek 30024904330049MT 10 157 26
Augusta ElemAugusta 30024304330049MT 52 682 37
Augusta H SAugusta 30024504330049MT 28 839 43
Basin ElemBasin 30028204330043MT 19 237 23
Boulder ElemBoulder 30043804330043MT 169 2,019 178
Cardwell ElemCardwell 30055504330043MT 45 412 47
Clancy ElemClancy 30068404230043MT 254 2,755 299
East Helena ElemEast Helena 30095603330049MT 1,162 8,942 1,156
Helena ElemHelena 30000053330049MT 5,093 51,973 5,646
Helena H SHelena 30138303330049MT 2,985 63,186 3,181
Jefferson H SBoulder 30151204330043MT 224 8,002 516
Lincoln K-12 SchoolsLincoln 30168104330049MT 135 1,313 156
Montana City ElemClancy 30187804230043MT 442 2,991 431
Trinity ElemCanyon Creek 30264904330049MT 20 1,641 179
Whitehall ElemWhitehall 30278104330043MT 269 3,476 321
Whitehall H SWhitehall 30278404330043MT 137 3,949 205
Wolf Creek ElemWolf Creek 30285504330049MT 16 631 36

Number of districts: 17 ... Total enrollment: 11,060
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Carroll College Helena, MT1801065 1,440 1,386 0 0
Helena College University of Montana Helena, MT1802763 1,564 661 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,004
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Terms of Use go top
Situation & Outlook Reports are a proprietary resource developed by ProximityOne. There is no warranty of any type associated with any aspect of this report. The user of this document is solely responsible to any use, direct or indirect, that might be made of this document.

Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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