Language Spoken At Home in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 26,586 | 100% |
English only | 25,496 | 95.9% |
Language other than English | 1,090 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 229 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 528 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 139 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 441 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 52 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 48 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 73 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,381 | 100% |
American | 1,285 | 4.5% |
Arab | 78 | 0.3% |
Czech | 254 | 0.9% |
Danish | 380 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 401 | 1.4% |
English | 3,749 | 13.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,146 | 4.0% |
French Canadian | 292 | 1.0% |
German | 8,249 | 29.1% |
Greek | 152 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 232 | 0.8% |
Irish | 5,510 | 19.4% |
Italian | 1,220 | 4.3% |
Lithuanian | 51 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 2,634 | 9.3% |
Polish | 870 | 3.1% |
Portuguese | 54 | 0.2% |
Russian | 263 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 746 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 1,199 | 4.2% |
Slovak | 28 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 34 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,123 | 4.0% |
Swiss | 183 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 197 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 408 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,049 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,615 | 50.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,643 | 20.3% |
Married-couple family | 5,299 | 40.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,809 | 13.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 363 | 2.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 260 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 953 | 7.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 574 | 4.4% |
Nonfamily households | 6,434 | 49.3% |
Householder living alone | 5,383 | 41.3% |
65 years and over | 1,629 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,775 | 21.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,240 | 24.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,758 | 100% |
Householder | 13,049 | 48.8% |
Spouse | 5,259 | 19.7% |
Child | 5,893 | 22.0% |
Other relatives | 580 | 2.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,977 | 7.4% |
Unmarried partner | 805 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,350 | 100% |
Never married | 3,706 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,491 | 48.4% |
Separated | 127 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 257 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 1,769 | 15.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,637 | 100% |
Never married | 3,578 | 28.3% |
Now married, except separated | 5,566 | 44.0% |
Separated | 97 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 1,211 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 2,185 | 17.3% |
Fertility in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 400 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 131 | 32.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 108 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 75 | 69.4% |
Less than 1 year | 10 | 9.3% |
1 or 2 years | 36 | 33.3% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 29 | 26.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 75 | 100% |
Who are female | 23 | 30.7% |
Who are married | 36 | 48.0% |
School Enrollment in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,296 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 267 | 4.2% |
Kindergarten | 386 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,906 | 30.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,136 | 18.0% |
College or graduate school | 2,601 | 41.3% |
Educational Attainment in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,747 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 362 | 1.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 563 | 2.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,857 | 19.5% |
Some college, no degree | 4,591 | 23.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,260 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,341 | 27.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,773 | 19.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 46.2% |
Veteran Status in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 23,109 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,914 | 12.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 27,878 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,921 | 14.1% |
Under 18 years | 5,158 | 100% |
With a disability | 149 | 2.9% |
18 to 64 years | 18,408 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,271 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 4,312 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,501 | 34.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,974 | 100% |
Same house | 21,463 | 76.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,387 | 22.8% |
Same county | 3,791 | 13.6% |
Different county | 2,596 | 9.3% |
Same state | 1,432 | 5.1% |
Different state | 1,164 | 4.2% |
Abroad | 124 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,381 | 100% |
Native | 27,954 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 27,666 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 15,650 | 55.1% |
Different state | 12,016 | 42.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 288 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 427 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 427 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 157 | 36.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 270 | 63.2% |
Year of Entry in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 715 | 100% |
Native | 288 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 288 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 427 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 35 | 8.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 392 | 91.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Helena City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 427 | 100% |
Europe | 219 | 51.3% |
Asia | 48 | 11.2% |
Africa | 24 | 5.6% |
Oceania | 4 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 52 | 12.2% |
Northern America | 80 | 18.7% |