Population density of the district is 6,398 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Average household size is 2.1 persons in the electoral district.

Single-parents head 30% of the families.

Young people make up 23% of the population whereas people 65 years old and over account for 15%.

Population in the district is distributed 19% owners and 81% tenants, an ownership rate 15 points lower than the city of Montréal.

restaurant on Notre-Dame street, 1945

people in front of the liquor store in Saint Henri, 1945

78% of the population speaks French at home, a rate higher than in the city of Montréal . On the whole, 46% of the population knows only French, but 45% is bilingual.

District residents say they are 45% of Canadian origin and 31% of French origin.

Population in the district is 12% immigrants against 26% for the city.

Among those, 38% are new immigrants, arrived in the country between 1991 and 1996. Vietnam and China are the main countries of birth of the immigrants in the district.

Average households income is lower than Montréal's average. In the same way, the district has a lower share of university graduates. More than 26% of the labor force works in sales and services occupations.