LaSalle

Population : 73,920 people

Low-income people : 13,371, or 18.1% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 15.4% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 17.3% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 15.8% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 5.6% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 20,800

Families with children : 63.2% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 34.7% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 24.1% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 28.9% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 5.8% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 26.3% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 40.6% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 26,5 % (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 30.2% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 60.1% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 34.4% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 1,092, or 24.0% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 1,297, or 30.2% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population