The main socioeconomic variables of the Pierrefonds Roxboro 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.
Population: A total number of 33,284 people live in the East electoral district of the borough.
Young people represent 28% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 12%.
Households: There are 12,230 households in the district with an average of 2.7 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 24% of all the households.
Single-parent families represent 18% of all the families living in the East.
The dwellings of the district are distributed between 66% of owners and 34% of tenants.
Languages: French is spoken in 41% of the households, English in 48% and a foreign language in 11%.
Religions: 57% of the people living in the East district are Roman Catholics, 8% are Muslims and 7% are non-religious.
Immigrants represent 31% of the total population, 13% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. Haiti (8%), Lebanon (6%) and India (5%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.
Education: 17% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 29% hold a university degree.
The average income is $57,417, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 20.6% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.
Population: A total number of 26,854 people live in the West electoral district of the borough.
Young people represent 29% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 10%.
Households: There are 9,730 households in the district with an average of 2.7 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 22% of all the households.
Single-parent families represent 16% of all the families living in the West.
The dwellings of the district are distributed between 72% of owners and 28% of tenants.
Languages: French is spoken in 40% of the households, English in 54% and a foreign language in 6%.
Religions: 62% of the people living in the West district are Roman Catholics, 7% are non-religious and 5% are Anglicans.
Immigrants represent 23% of the total population, 13% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. Egypt (6%), Italy (6%) and Haiti (5%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.
Education: 16% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 32% hold a university degree.
The average income is $66,348, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 12.0% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum minimum.
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