{"id":94200,"date":"2025-11-19T15:32:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?page_id=94200"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:22:04","slug":"mrc-du-haut-richelieu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/neighbourhood-profiles\/south-shore\/mrc-du-haut-richelieu\/","title":{"rendered":"MRC du Haut-Richelieu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Snapshot of the<\/span>\n
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(Henryville, Lacolle, Mont-Saint-Gr\u00e9goire, Noyan, Saint-Alexandre, Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Paul-de-l\u2019\u00cele-aux-Noix, Saint-S\u00e9bastien, Saint-Valentin, Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois, Sainte-Brigide-d\u2019Iberville and Venise-en-Qu\u00e9bec)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc74 Population \u2013 fewer families and many living alone<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

The MRC du Haut-Richelieu has the lowest concentration of families on the South Shore (32% of households), resulting in a higher share of people living alone (14%). Seniors also tend to live alone more often than in other MRCs. Many people living alone, including seniors, reside in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Poverty \u2013 high concentration in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

There are 5,815 low-income residents in the MRC du Haut-Richelieu, with a strong majority (85%) living in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (4,940 people). The overall low-income rate is 5%, the highest among the five MRCs in Centraide\u2019s territory. Median after-tax household income is $65,000, the lowest among South Shore MRCs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u270f\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Low educational attainment (without a high school diploma) \u2013 pronounced among adults in Haut-Richelieu<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

14% of adults aged 25\u201364 (8,695 people) do not have a high school diploma, higher than the South Shore average (10%). Three-quarters (75%) of these adults live in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, which also has a 14% rate. Several other municipalities in the MRC show elevated levels of low educational attainment among adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf93<\/strong> Youth graduation \u2013 lower than average<\/strong>

<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The high school graduation rate in the MRC du Haut-Richelieu is 76%, compared with 83% on the South Shore in 2023. The rate is trending upward, having increased from 72% in 2021 to 76% in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf0e<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Diversity and immigration \u2013 low but growing<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>

The MRC du Haut-Richelieu has a smaller share of immigrants (4%) and visible minority residents (4%) than the South Shore overall (15% and 16%). Between 2016 and 2021, the immigrant population grew by 26% and the population belonging to visible minority groups grew by 76%.<\/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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