Montreal Boroughs

Outremont Borough

Main Socioeconomic Variables

The main socioeconomic variables of the Outremont Borough give you a first portrait of the people who chose to live in this particular borough. Of course, the geographical boundaries of the Montreal Boroughs are man made and have often been modified during the course of history.

Nevertheless, each borough developed its own characteristics, its own personality and its own life. Some may be closer to your preferences than others, and this is fine, but they are all worth discovering.

Élection Montréal / Outremont

Claude Ryan / Outremont Borough

Population: A total number of 6,466 people live in the Claude Ryan electoral district of the Outremont borough.

Young people represent 33% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 11%.

Households: There are 2,490 households in the district with an average of 2.6 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 35% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 18% of all the families living in Claude Ryan.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 48% of owners and 53% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 62% of the households, English in 6% and a foreign language in 31%.

Religions: 42% of the people living in Claude Ryan are Roman Catholics, 35% are Jews and 14% are non-religious.

Immigrants represent 22% of the total population, 14% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. Greece (18%), United-States (16%) and France (11%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 18% of the population of 20 years old and over do not have a high school diploma while 52% hold a university degree.

The average income is $70,029, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 22.1% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

Jeanne Sauvé / Outremont Borough

Population: A total number of 5,028 people live in the Jeanne Sauvé electoral district of the Outremont borough.

Young people represent 24% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 17%.

Households: There are 2,235 households in the district with an average of 2.2 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 39% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 22% of all the families living in the Jeanne Sauvé district.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 53% of owners and 47% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 88% of the households, English in 9% and a foreign language in 3%.

Religions: 63% of the people living in the Jeanne Sauvé district are Roman Catholics, 17% are non-religious and 6% are Jews.

Immigrants represent 20% of the total population, 23% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. France (25%), Vietnam (8%) and Morocco (7%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 9% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 65% hold a university degree.

The average income is $98,745, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 12.9% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

Joseph Beaubien / Outremont Borough

Population: A total number of 6,565 people live in the Joseph Beaubien electoral district of the Outremont borough.

Young people represent 26% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 9%.

Households: There are 2,750 households in the district with an average of 2.4 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 31% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 27% of all the families living in the Joseph Beaubien district.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 53% of owners and 46% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 82% of the households, English in 10% and a foreign language in 8%.

Religions: 55% of the people living in the Joseph Beaubien district are Roman Catholics, 21% are non-religious and 11% are Jews.

Immigrants represent 23% of the total population, 25% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. France (28%), United-States (7%) and China (6%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 8% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 65% hold a university degree.

The average income is $84,305, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 15.4% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

Robert Bourassa / Outremont Borough

Population: A total number of 4,874 people live in the Robert Bourassa electoral district of the Outremont borough.

Young people represent 16% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 30%.

Households: There are 2,090 households in the district with an average of 2.1 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 42% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 12% of all the families living in the Robert Bourassa district.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 43% of owners and 57% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 93% of the households, English in 5% and a foreign language in 2%.

Religions: 78% of the people living in the Robert Bourassa district are Roman Catholics, 11% are non-religious and 3% are Jews.

Immigrants represent 22% of the total population, 8% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. France (32%), Lebanon (10%) and Haiti (5%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 7% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 68% hold a university degree.

The average income is $115,014, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 9.7% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

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