Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,435
Median rent for 2018: $821
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $203,966 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $114,933 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $89,033 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $14,974 |
| Housing | $516,997 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $302,307 |
| --Utilities | $104,209 |
| --Operations | $39,255 |
| --Supplies | $19,223 |
| --Furnishings | $52,206 |
| Apparel | $47,956 |
| --Men & Boys | $10,724 |
| --Women & Girls | $19,425 |
| --Children < 2 | $202 |
| --Footwear | $10,117 |
| Transportation | $251,113 |
| --New Vehicles | $46,945 |
| --Used Vehicles | $53,622 |
| --Fuel | $54,229 |
| --Insurance | $25,091 |
| --Public Transit | $21,044 |
| Healthcare | $127,883 |
| Entertainment | $82,962 |
| --Pets | $16,997 |
| --Toys | $4,047 |
| Personal Care Products | $19,830 |
| Books & Literature | $2,833 |
| Education | $36,220 |
| Tobacco Products | $8,903 |
| Miscellaneous | $25,496 |
| Retirement | $48,563 |
| Non-health Insurance | $187,778 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,575,475 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Helena, MT Micro Area | 76,237 |
| 2015 | Helena, MT Micro Area | 76,859 |
| 2016 | Helena, MT Micro Area | 77,590 |
| 2017 | Helena, MT Micro Area | 77,915 |
| 2018 | Helena, MT Micro Area | 78,855 |