Helena is a medium-sized city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 33,885 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Helena is the sixth largest community in Montana.

Also of interest is that Helena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Helena telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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 have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Helena. 50.52% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Helena in 2018 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.