Mercier West

Population : 39,700 people

Low-income people : 7,639, or 19.3% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 12.3% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 18.6% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 20.7% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 6.6% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 10,605

Families with children : 56.5% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 36.5% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 25.4% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 21.4% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 4.7% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities : 16.4% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 70.7% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 3.7% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 23.7% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 65.6% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 30.9% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 527, or 24.1% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 476, or 25.4% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population