Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur

Population : 1,630 people

Low-income people : 121, or 7.4% (9.6% on the South Shore)

Children (0-14 years) : 21,3% (18.1% on the South Shore)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 11.7% (12.3% on the South Shore)

People living alone : 6.8% (10.2% on the South Shore)

Seniors living alone : 1.8% (3.2% on the South Shore)

Families with or without children : 495

Families with children : 59.6% (62.4% on the South Shore)

Single parent families : 13.6% (25.9% on the South Shore)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 28.5% (22.6% on the South Shore)

Immigrants : 5.8% (9.9% on the South Shore)

New immigrants : 1.2% (1.9% on the South Shore)

Visible minorities : 2.1% (8.4% on the South Shore)

Mother tongue : 

• French 90.8% (82.9% on the South Shore)
• English 3.4% (7.0% on the South Shore)
• Other 5.8% (8.9% on the South Shore)

Renter households : 11.4% (31.2% on the South Shore)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 42.9% (33.4% on the South Shore)

Low-income single parent families : 10, or 33.3% (17.2% on the South Shore)

Low-income children under age 6 : 0, or 0.0% (9.7% on the South Shore)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population