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

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
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

Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Saint-Jérôme (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 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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