Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Alma, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 21,640 persons representing 73.8% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,990 persons representing 6.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 5,490 persons, representing 18.7% 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 12,645 persons representing 43.1% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 5,545 persons representing 18.9% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 4,355 persons representing 14.9% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Alma (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Alma (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 12,645 | 43.1 | 1 | 47.2 |
| French, n.o.s. | 5,545 | 18.9 | 2 | 54.4 |
| Québécois | 4,355 | 14.9 | 3 | 42.0 |
| French Canadian | 3,920 | 13.4 | 4 | 48.8 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s. | 965 | 3.3 | 5 | 42.4 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Alma (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Alma (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 | 29,770 | 100.0 | ... | 43.0 | 29,325 | 100.0 | ... | 46.4 |
| Total visible minority population | 265 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 24.8 | 375 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 25.8 |
| South Asian | 10 | 0.0 | 3.8 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 55 | 0.2 | 22.6 | 16.8 | 55 | 0.2 | 14.9 | 18.4 |
| Black | 115 | 0.4 | 43.4 | 26.0 | 185 | 0.6 | 51.4 | 26.0 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 15 | 0.1 | 4.1 | ... |
| Arab | 25 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 38.0 | 35 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 45.6 |
| Latin American | 30 | 0.1 | 9.4 | 28.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 9.5 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 20 | 0.1 | 5.7 | ... | 35 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 22.6 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ... |
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