Saint-Luc
Statistics on the new city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, including the former municipalities of Iberville, L’Acadie, Saint-Athanase, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Luc
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Total population: 95,115 people
Youth (0 to 14 years): 16.7% (17.4% in South Shore)
Seniors (65 and over): 18.2% (17.1%in South Shore)
People living alone: 14.1% (11.8% in South Shore)
Seniors living alone: 29.8% (26.7% in South Shore)
Families with children: 57% (60.2%in South Shore)
Single-parent families: 31% (28% in South Shore)
Immigrants: 3.5% (13.2% in South Shore)
New immigrants: 0.5% (2.2% in South Shore)
Visible minorities: 2.4% (13,2% in South Shore)
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS
People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 21.4% (18% in South Shore)
Low-income individuals: 11,150, or 12% (10,3% in South Shore)
Children under 6 from a low-income family: 630, or 10% (10.2% in South Shore)
Low-income Seniors: 2,735, or 17.9% (14% in South Shore)
Renter households: 38.3% (30.4% in South Shore)
Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 32.1% (32.7% in South Shore)
People who have moved over the past 5 years: 36.8% (34.4% in South Shore)
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population