For population 25 years and over in Helena Valley West Central:
High school or higher: 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Helena Valley West Central CDP:
Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 66.1%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 10.1%
154 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.6% North America, 0.5% Latin America).
This place:
2.2%
Montana:
1.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,638 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,276 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Great Falls, MT (68.8 miles , pop. 56,690).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (480.5 miles , pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (907.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Helena Valley West Central-area historical earthquake activity is above Montana state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/26/2005 at 04:08:37, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.6 MW, Depth: 8.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from the city center On 5/8/2007 at 15:46:49, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.7 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from Helena Valley West Central center On 6/28/2000 at 14:28:31, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 ML, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.9 miles away from the city center On 6/18/2006 at 00:05:32, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 3.6 MS, 4.1 MW, 4.0 ML, Depth: 7.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from the city center On 5/24/2000 at 04:22:06, a magnitude 4.2 (3.7 MB, 4.2 MD, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from Helena Valley West Central center On 10/28/1998 at 03:11:54, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MD, 4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Powell County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Helena Valley West Central:
VA MONTANA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 4 miles away; FORT HARRISON, MT)
ST PETER'S HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; HELENA, MT)
MOUNTAINVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 50 miles away; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, MT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Helena Valley West Central:
Montana State University (about 84 miles; Bozeman, MT; Full-time enrollment: 9,518)
The University of Montana (about 93 miles; Missoula, MT; FT enrollment: 11,744)
Montana State University-Billings (about 179 miles; Billings, MT; FT enrollment: 2,629)
Brigham Young University-Idaho (about 197 miles; Rexburg, ID; FT enrollment: 12,325)
North Idaho College (about 235 miles; Coeur d'Alene, ID; FT enrollment: 3,090)
University of Idaho (about 237 miles; Moscow, ID; FT enrollment: 9,625)
Lewis-Clark State College (about 238 miles; Lewiston, ID; FT enrollment: 2,534)
Notable locations in Helena Valley West Central: Green Meadow Country Club (A), Lincoln Road RV Park (B), Helena Campground and RV Park (C), Fort Harrison (D), Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds (E), West Helena Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Helena Valley West Central include: Community Bible Fellowship (A), Grace Gospel Church (B), Green Meadow Community Church (C), Liberty Baptist Church (D), Gateway Baptist Church (E), New Life Lutheran Church (F), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (G), Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church (H), Worldwide Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Resurrection Cemetery (1), Forest Vale Cemetery (2), Sunset Memorial Cemetery (3), Lewis and Clark County Cemetery (4), Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 25.6. This is better than average.
City:
25.6
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 6.67. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
6.67
U.S.:
4.12
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 0.141. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 7.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.141
U.S.:
0.100
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 7.98. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 1.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
7.98
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.9%
(8.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 5.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.6 people
Montana:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
74.1%
Whole state:
65.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
4.4%
Whole state:
5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Helena Valley West Central (based on Powell County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.27%
Here
37.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Assemblies of God
Lutheran Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents
58.0%
9.3%
7.5%
6.1%
4.9%
Congregations
23.5%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
11.8%
Name
Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Evangelical Free Church of America
Community Church of Christ
Other
Adherents
3.7%
3.6%
1.7%
1.4%
3.9%
Congregations
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
23.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Powell County:
2.81 / 10,000 pop.
Montana:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Powell County:
1.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
Here:
14.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:
10.38 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
7.3%
Montana:
7.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Powell County:
25.4%
Montana:
23.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
15.4%
State:
10.7%
10.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,709 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.04%
Montana average:
8.25%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
