Montreal Island
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Total population: 1,942,045 people
Youth (0 to 14 years): 15.7%
Seniors (65 and over): 16.7%
People living alone: 18.1%
Seniors living alone: 36.1%
Families with children: 63%
Single-parent families: 32.5%
Immigrants: 34%
New immigrants: 7.3%
Visible minorities: 32.9%
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS
People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 16.9%
Low-income individuals: 403,860, or 21.3%
Children under 6 from a low-income family: 29,785, or 22.8%
Low-income Seniors: 61,190, or 21.2%
Renter households: 60%
Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 36.8%
People who have moved over the past 5 years: 43.2%
*Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population