Ahuntsic

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS

Total population: 80,175 people

Youth (0 to 14 years): 15.5% (15.7% Island of Montreal)

Seniors (65 and over): 18.4% (16.7% Island of Montreal)

People living alone: 21.5% (18.1% Island of Montreal)

Seniors living alone: 42.4% (36.1% Island of Montreal)

Families with children: 63% (63% Island of Montreal)

Single-parent families: 33.7% (32.5% Island of Montreal)

Immigrants: 31.9% (34% Island of Montreal)

New immigrants: 8.1% (7.3% Island of Montreal)

Visible minorities: 31.1% (32.9% Island of Montreal)

 

SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS

People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 16.3% (16.9% Island of Montreal)

Low-income individuals: 15,050, or 19.6 % (21.3% Island of Montreal)

Children under 6 from a low-income family: 1,185, or 21.3 % (22.8% Island of Montreal)

Low-income Seniors: 2,415, or 19 % (21.2% Island of Montreal)

Renter households: 62.6% (60% Island of Montreal)

Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 31.7% (36.8% Island of Montreal)

People who have moved over the past 5 years: 43.4% (43.2% Island of Montreal)

 

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population