Montreal Boroughs

Ville-Marie Borough

Main Socioeconomic Variables

The main socioeconomic variables of the Ville-Marie 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 / Ville Marie

Peter McGill / Ville-Marie

Population: A total number of 37,219 people live in the Peter McGill electoral district of the Ville-Marie borough.

Young people represent 11% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 16%.

Households: There are 21,045 households in the district with an average of 1.6 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 56% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 14% of all the families living in Peter McGill.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 19% of owners and 81% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 37% of the households, English in 45% and a foreign language in 18%.

Religions: 40% of the people living in the Peter McGill district are Roman Catholics, 19% are non-religious and 13% are Muslims.

Immigrants represent 39% of the total population, 32% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. China (10%), Lebanon (7%), and France (6%) are the three main countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 10% of the 20 years old and over population does not have a high school diploma while 59% hold a university degree.

The average income is $59,371, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 38.6% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.

Saint-Marie Saint-Jacques / Ville-Marie

Population: A total number of 37,022 people live in the Sainte-Marie Saint-Jacques electoral district of the Ville-Marie borough.

Young people represent 13% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 13%.

Households: There are 20,310 households in the district with an average of 1.7 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 53% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 26% of all the families living in Sainte-Marie Saint-Jacques.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 15% of owners and 85% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 90% of the households, English in 4% and a foreign language in 6%.

Religions: 71% of the people living in the Sainte-Marie Saint-Jacques district are Roman Catholics, 17% are non-religious and 3% are Muslims.

Immigrants represent 16% of the total population, 26% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. France (14%), Vietnam (10%), and China (6%) are the three main countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 27% of the 20 years old and over population does not have a high school diploma while 27% hold a university degree.

The average income is $32,424, lower than the average in Montreal. In total, 49.0% 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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