Saint-Michel

Population : 53,220 people

Low-income people : 15,483, or 29.1% (22.8% on Montreal Island)

Children (0-14 years) : 19.4% (15.7% on Montreal Island)

Seniors (65 years and over) : 13.4% (14.6% on Montreal Island)

People living alone : 12.0% (17.5% on Montreal Island)

Seniors living alone : 4.0% (5.2% on Montreal Island)

Families with or without children : 14,445

Families with children : 72.7% (62.7% on Montreal Island)

Single parent families : 41.0% (33.0% on Montreal Island)

People 15 years and over without a high school diploma : 38.8% (21.5% on Montreal Island)

Immigrants : 47.0% (30.7% on Montreal Island)

New immigrants : 9.1% (7.5% on Montreal Island)

Visible minorities :  50.3% (25.0% on Montreal Island)

Mother tongue : 

• French 40.2% (48.8% on Montreal Island)
• English 3.6% (16.8% on Montreal Island)
• Other 56.2% (31.7% on Montreal Island)

Renter households : 67.7% (62.1% on Montreal Island)

Renter households who devote 30% or more of their income to rent : 35.5% (38.7% on Montreal Island)

Low-income single parent families : 1,536, or 35.6% (28.4% on Montreal Island)

Low-income children under age 6 : 1,927, or 44.4% (29.7% on Montreal Island)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population