Montreal Boroughs

Verdun Borough

Main Socioeconomic Variables

The main socioeconomic variables of the Verdun 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 / Verdun

Champlain Île des Soeurs
Verdun Borough

Population: A total number of 30,387 people live in the Champlain Île des Soeurs electoral district of the Verdun borough.

Young people represent 18% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 14%.

Households: There are 15,575 households in the district with an average of 1.9 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 44% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 21% of all the families living in Champlain Île des Soeurs.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 35% of owners and 65% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 78% of the households, English in 12% and a foreign language in 10%.

Religions: 72% of the people living in the Champlain Île des Soeurs district are Roman Catholics, 11% are non-religious and 5% are Muslims.

Immigrants represent 20% of the total population, 36% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. China (14%), France (10%), and Algeria (4%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 23% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 39% hold a university degree.

The average income is $62,090, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 31.3% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

Desmarchais Crawford
Verdun Borough

Population: A total number of 30,177 people live in the Desmarchains Crawford electoral district of the Verdun borough.

Young people represent 21% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 17%.

Households: There are 14,060 households in the district with an average of 2.1 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 38% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 26% of all the families living in Desmarchais Crawford.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 24% of owners and 76% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 71% of the households, English in 26% and a foreign language in 4%.

Religions: 75% of the people living in the Desmarchais Crawford district are Roman Catholics, 10% are non-religious and 3% are Anglicans.

Immigrants represent 8% of the total population, 32% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. China (15%), France (8%), and United-States (4%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 37% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 17% hold a university degree.

The average income is $39,689, lower than the average in Montreal. In total, 32.5% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

To get more information, make a municipal service request or file a complaint, you may visit Réseau Accès Montréal online. You may also contact them by phone (simply dial 311), by mail or by visiting one of their service counters.

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