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Language Spoken At Home in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 70,420 | 100% |
English only | 67,905 | 96.4% |
Language other than English | 2,515 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 582 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 1,138 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 278 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,018 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 204 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 197 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 67 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 162 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 74,792 | 100% |
American | 3,635 | 4.9% |
Arab | 240 | 0.3% |
Czech | 665 | 0.9% |
Danish | 867 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 1,562 | 2.1% |
English | 10,554 | 14.1% |
French (except Basque) | 3,447 | 4.6% |
French Canadian | 700 | 0.9% |
German | 22,237 | 29.7% |
Greek | 540 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 351 | 0.5% |
Irish | 14,236 | 19.0% |
Italian | 3,215 | 4.3% |
Lithuanian | 92 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 6,669 | 8.9% |
Polish | 1,949 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 283 | 0.4% |
Russian | 563 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,564 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 3,233 | 4.3% |
Slovak | 112 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 160 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 3,201 | 4.3% |
Swiss | 475 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 266 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 857 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 31,147 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 19,501 | 62.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,791 | 25.0% |
Married-couple family | 16,237 | 52.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,768 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,114 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 789 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,150 | 6.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,234 | 4.0% |
Nonfamily households | 11,646 | 37.4% |
Householder living alone | 9,427 | 30.3% |
65 years and over | 2,939 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,381 | 26.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,467 | 24.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 72,595 | 100% |
Householder | 31,147 | 42.9% |
Spouse | 16,151 | 22.2% |
Child | 19,267 | 26.5% |
Other relatives | 1,893 | 2.6% |
Nonrelatives | 4,137 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,993 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 29,976 | 100% |
Never married | 8,414 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 16,703 | 55.7% |
Separated | 275 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 575 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 4,009 | 13.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 30,888 | 100% |
Never married | 6,624 | 21.4% |
Now married, except separated | 16,808 | 54.4% |
Separated | 289 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 2,532 | 8.2% |
Divorced | 4,635 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 863 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 264 | 30.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 652 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 329 | 50.5% |
Less than 1 year | 61 | 9.4% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 8.4% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 213 | 32.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 329 | 100% |
Who are female | 198 | 60.2% |
Who are married | 219 | 66.6% |
School Enrollment in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,852 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,033 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 1,072 | 6.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,239 | 40.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,021 | 22.5% |
College or graduate school | 4,487 | 25.1% |
Educational Attainment in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 51,772 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 783 | 1.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,971 | 3.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,900 | 24.9% |
Some college, no degree | 12,764 | 24.7% |
Associate's degree | 4,199 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 12,378 | 23.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,777 | 13.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 37.0% |
Veteran Status in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 57,693 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,073 | 14.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 73,953 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,197 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 16,785 | 100% |
With a disability | 432 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 46,928 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,462 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 10,240 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,303 | 32.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 73,935 | 100% |
Same house | 62,373 | 84.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,372 | 15.4% |
Same county | 6,176 | 8.4% |
Different county | 5,196 | 7.0% |
Same state | 3,158 | 4.3% |
Different state | 2,038 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 190 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 74,792 | 100% |
Native | 73,577 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 72,756 | 97.3% |
State of residence | 42,272 | 56.5% |
Different state | 30,484 | 40.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 821 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 1,215 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,215 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 630 | 51.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 585 | 48.1% |
Year of Entry in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,036 | 100% |
Native | 821 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 811 | 98.8% |
Foreign born | 1,215 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 35 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,180 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Helena
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,215 | 100% |
Europe | 521 | 42.9% |
Asia | 222 | 18.3% |
Africa | 96 | 7.9% |
Oceania | 17 | 1.4% |
Latin America | 167 | 13.7% |
Northern America | 192 | 15.8% |