Saint-Michel

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Saint-Michel

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📍 Population – young and family-oriented neighborhood

Children aged 0 to 17 account for nearly a quarter of the neighborhood’s population (23%), a higher proportion than in Montreal overall (19%). In Saint-Michel-Est, nearly one in three residents (30%) is under 18. Like many neighborhoods in the north of the island, Saint-Michel ranks among the Montreal neighborhoods with the highest proportion of young residents.

👩‍👧 Single-parent families – more prevalent in Saint-Michel-Est

Families are more often headed by a single parent in Saint-Michel (37%) than in Montreal (31%). This rate reaches 39% in Saint-Michel-Est, while Saint-Michel-Ouest has the highest number in absolute terms (1,450 families). In total, 3,415 single-parent families reside in the neighborhood.

🏚️ Poverty – above the Montreal average

13% of the neighborhood’s population (7,610 people) live on low income, higher than the Montreal average (11%). Rates vary between 12% and 15% across sectors, with a large concentration in Saint-Michel-Sud (3,215 people). Despite lower levels of poverty in some areas, many residents have modest incomes and remain in a precarious situation.

✏️ Low educational attainment (without a high school diploma) – pronounced

Nearly one in four adults aged 25 to 64 (24%) does not have a high school diploma, more than double the Montreal average (9%). The rate reaches 31% in Saint-Michel-Est. After Montréal-Nord, Saint-Michel has the second-largest number of undereducated adults in Montreal, with 7,500 people.

🌎 Immigrant population and asylum seekers – strong presence

46% of the neighborhood’s population (26,450 people) are immigrants, compared with 33% in Montreal. In the East and West sectors, this proportion rises to 49%. The West sector has the largest number of immigrants (10,930 people). Saint-Michel is also the third-ranking neighborhood on the island for asylum seekers, with 3,005 people.

👨🏾‍🤝‍👨🏼 Diversity – high representation of visible minorities

Residents belonging to a visible minority group make up 65% of the neighborhood’s population, 71% in the West sector and 76% in the East sector, compared with 38% in Montreal. Saint-Michel ranks second among Montreal neighborhoods in terms of both proportion and number of residents from visible minority groups (36,770 people).

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