{"id":93983,"date":"2025-11-07T11:14:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?page_id=93983"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:06:35","slug":"saint-michel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/neighbourhood-profiles\/montreal-island\/saint-michel\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint-Michel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\ud83d\udccd<\/strong><\/strong> Population \u2013 young and family-oriented neighborhood<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Children aged 0 to 17 account for nearly a quarter of the neighborhood\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67<\/strong> Single-parent families \u2013 more prevalent in Saint-Michel-Est<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfda\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong> Poverty \u2013 above the Montreal average<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

13% of the neighborhood\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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 Montr\u00e9al-Nord, Saint-Michel has the second-largest number of undereducated adults in Montreal, with 7,500 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf0e<\/strong> Immigrant population and asylum seekers \u2013 strong presence<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

46% of the neighborhood\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffe\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc<\/strong> Diversity \u2013 high representation of visible minorities<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

Residents belonging to a visible minority group make up 65% of the neighborhood\u2019s 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).<\/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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