Southwest Montana News

33.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Helena Valley Southeast in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 8.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,546.

93.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	369	6.8
Regular high school diploma	1,407	25.8
GED or alternative credential	411	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	382	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,046	19.2
Associate's degree	448	8.2
Bachelor's degree	989	18.1
Master's degree	349	6.4
Professional school degree	26	0.5
Doctorate degree	27	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.