Laval
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Total population: 422,990 people
Youth (0 to 14 years): 17.4%
Seniors (65 and over): 17.2%
People living alone: 10.2%
Seniors living alone: 24.3%
Families with children: 65.7%
Single-parent families: 26.2%
Immigrants: 28.5%
New immigrants: 3.7%
Visible minorities: 26.1%
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS
People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 19%
Low-income individuals: 46,460, or 11.3%
Children under 6 from a low-income family: 3,435, or 12.5%
Low-income Seniors: 9,105, or 14.6%
Renter households: 30.6%
Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 35.6%
People who have moved over the past 5 years: 32.2%
*Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census, National Household Survey