Mercier

Population : 10,110 people

Low-income people : 495, or 4.9% (9.6% on the South Shore)

Children (0-14 years) : 21.0% (18.1% on the South Shore)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 9.8% (12.3% on the South Shore)

People living alone : 5.8% (10.2% on the South Shore)

Seniors living alone : 1.7% (3.2% on the South Shore)

Families with or without children : 3,015

Families with children : 64.3% (62.4% on the South Shore)

Single parent families : 19.3% (25.9% on the South Shore)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 23.6% (22.6% on the South Shore)

Immigrants : 3.8% (9.9% on the South Shore)

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

Visible minorities : 2.2% (8.4% on the South Shore)

Mother tongue : 

• French 91.1% (82.9% on the South Shore)
• English 5.5% (7.0% on the South Shore)
• Other 2.5 % (8.9% on the South Shore)

Renter households : 16.6% (31.2% on the South Shore)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 30.6% (33.4% on the South Shore)

Low-income single parent families : 40, or 11.4% (17.2% on the South Shore)

Low-income children under age 6 : 15, or 2.2% (9.7% on the South Shore)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population