{"id":92034,"date":"2025-10-22T11:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?page_id=92034"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:19:05","slug":"mercier-ouest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/neighbourhood-profiles\/montreal-island\/mercier-ouest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercier-Ouest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\ud83d\udc74<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> People living alone and single-parent families \u2013 widespread reality in Longue-Pointe<\/strong>

Half (52%) of the people living alone in the neighborhood reside in Longue-Pointe. In this sector, 25% of the population lives alone, including half of the seniors (52%). Longue-Pointe (38%) and Guybourg (39\u202f%) also stand out with single-parent family rates above the Montreal average (31%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd<\/strong><\/strong> Poverty \u2013 comparable to the Montreal average<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Mercier-Ouest is home to 4,105 low-income residents, half of whom live in Longue-Pointe. The neighborhood\u2019s low-income rate is 10%, slightly below the Montreal average, but equivalent to the city average in Guybourg (11%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u270f\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong> Low educational attainment (without a high school diploma) \u2013 slightly above average<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Among adults aged 25 to 64, 11% do not have a high school diploma, compared with 9% in Montreal. Longue-Pointe (11%) and Guybourg (12%) have the highest rates in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf0e<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Immigrant population and non-permanent residents \u2013 a welcoming neighborhood in the borough<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

29% of the population (12,495 people) are immigrants, below the Montreal average (33%). Nevertheless, Mercier-Ouest remains an important area of arrival within the borough, notably for non-permanent residents, who number 2,235, including one-third (735 people) asylum seekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfe2<\/strong> Housing \u2013 lower cost but very limited availability<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the neighborhood is $881 (2024), well below the Montreal average ($1,145). However, available housing is extremely limited, with a very low vacancy rate of 0.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Consult this dashboard to access a wide range of demographic, socio-cultural\/economic, and living-condition data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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