Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

Population : 45,070 people

Low-income people : 15,911, or 35.7% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 12.6% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 9.9% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 25.5% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 4.6% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 10,125

Families with children : 58.4% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 51.3% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 28.6% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 13.5% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 5.5% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 13.9% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 83.6% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 2.9% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 12.0% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 81.4% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 37.8% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 1,150, or 38.0% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 1,134 or 45.1% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population