Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Saint-Jérôme, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 45,960 persons representing 59.0% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 4,795 persons representing 6.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 24,415 persons, representing 31.3% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Black, with about 2,475 persons representing 3.2% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 1,005 persons representing 1.3% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 740 persons representing 1.0% 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 28,710 persons representing 36.9% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 18,185 persons representing 23.3% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 11,740 persons representing 15.1% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Saint-Jérôme (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Saint-Jérôme (Ville), 2021
Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
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Canadian | 28,710 | 36.9 | 1 | 45.6 |
French, n.o.s. | 18,185 | 23.3 | 2 | 48.8 |
Québécois | 11,740 | 15.1 | 3 | 40.4 |
French Canadian | 6,235 | 8.0 | 4 | 55.2 |
Irish | 3,845 | 4.9 | 5 | 38.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Saint-Jérôme (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Jérôme (Ville), 2016 and 2021
2016 | 2021 | |||||||
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Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
Total - Visible minority | 71,225 | 100.0 | ... | 42.2 | 77,880 | 100.0 | ... | 44.4 |
Total visible minority population | 2,520 | 3.5 | 100.0 | 29.2 | 4,960 | 6.4 | 100.0 | 27.6 |
South Asian | 145 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 28.2 | 95 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 26.0 |
Chinese | 155 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 30.0 | 130 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 37.6 |
Black | 835 | 1.2 | 33.3 | 27.6 | 2,475 | 3.2 | 49.8 | 22.0 |
Filipino | 10 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | 55 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
Arab | 365 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 29.3 | 740 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 33.2 |
Latin American | 740 | 1.0 | 29.3 | 29.8 | 1,005 | 1.3 | 20.3 | 30.4 |
Southeast Asian | 175 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 31.8 | 205 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 32.0 |
West Asian | 40 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 28.8 | 50 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 45.2 |
Korean | 15 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | 25 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... |
Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 90 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 27.8 |
Multiple visible minorities | 35 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 37.0 | 100 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 41.6 |
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