Iberville

Population : 85,800 people

Low-income people : 7,207 or 8.4% (9.6% on the South Shore)

Statistics on the new city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, including the former municipalities of Iberville, L’Acadie, Saint-Athanase, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Luc

Children (0-14 years) : 17.5% (18.1% on the South Shore)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 13.6% (12.3% on the South Shore)

People living alone : 12.5% (10.2% on the South Shore)

Seniors living alone : 3.7% (3.2% on the South Shore)

Families with or without children : 25 280

Families with children : 59.8% (62.4% on the South Shore)

Single parent families : 29.8% (25.9% on the South Shore)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 26.4% (22.6% on the South Shore)

Immigrants : 3.0% (9.9% on the South Shore)

New immigrants : 0.4% (1.9% on the South Shore)

Visible minorities : 1.6% (8.4% on the South Shore)

Mother tongue :

• French 94.6% (82.9% on the South Shore)
• English 2.5% (7.0% on the South Shore)
• Other 2.1% (8.9% on the South Shore)

Renter households : 39.4% (31.2% on the South Shore)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 33.0% (33.4% on the South Shore)

Low-income people : 7,207 or 8.4% (9.6% on the South Shore)

Low-income single parent families : 635 or 14.6% (17.2% on the South Shore)

Low-income children under age 6 : 347 or 6.4% (9.7% on the South Shore)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population