Downtown Montreal

Population : 46,520 people

Low-income people : 17,464, or 38.8% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 6.7% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 14.7% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 32.2% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 6.4% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 9,555

Families with children : 42.7% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 31.0% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 9.6% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 39.2% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 12.3% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 35.5% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 35.2% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 24.0% (16,8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 37.7% (31,7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 73.1% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 53.2% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 473, or 37.4% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 630, or 42.3% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population