Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Mascouche, Ville

Religion

Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 29,790 persons representing 59.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 3,680 persons representing 7.3% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 14,640 persons, representing 29.2% of the total population.

Racialized groups

Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,665 persons representing 5.3% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 835 persons representing 1.7% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 755 persons representing 1.5% of the total population.

Ethnic or cultural origins

Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 18,550 persons representing 37.0% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 10,495 persons representing 21.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 6,795 persons representing 13.6% of the total population.

Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Mascouche (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Mascouche (Ville), 2021

The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Mascouche (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin Number of responses % Rank Median age
Canadian 18,550 37.0 1 39.6
French, n.o.s. 10,495 21.0 2 42.0
Québécois 6,795 13.6 3 38.4
French Canadian 3,755 7.5 4 42.8
Italian 2,675 5.3 5 29.0

Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Mascouche (Ville), 2016, 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Mascouche (Ville), 2016 and 2021

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Mascouche (Ville), 2016 and 2021
2016 2021
Number % of total population % of visible minority population Median age Number % of total population % of visible minority population Median age
Total - Visible minority 45,830 100.0 ... 37.6 50,085 100.0 ... 39.6
Total visible minority population 2,400 5.2 100.0 28.7 4,870 9.7 100.0 29.6
South Asian 45 0.1 2.1 41.0 100 0.2 2.0 33.2
Chinese 70 0.2 2.9 18.4 100 0.2 2.1 25.4
Black 1,315 2.9 54.6 28.0 2,665 5.3 54.7 24.6
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 ... 55 0.1 1.2 43.2
Arab 195 0.4 8.3 32.8 755 1.5 15.5 32.0
Latin American 550 1.2 23.1 29.2 835 1.7 17.0 36.8
Southeast Asian 90 0.2 3.5 36.8 140 0.3 3.0 26.4
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 ... 40 0.1 0.8 29.2
Korean 45 0.1 1.9 26.8 0 0.0 0.0 ...
Japanese 0 0.0 0.0 ... 15 0.0 0.3 ...
Visible minority, n.i.e. 45 0.1 1.7 22.8 35 0.1 0.8 45.6
Multiple visible minorities 40 0.1 1.9 19.2 125 0.2 2.6 15.1
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