Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0A lower share of residents with no religion than 89% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 1.6% of residents are immigrants here. More children under 15 than in 77% of Canadian towns: 19%. The 2021 Census found 1,260 households in Saint-Michel; by July 2025 the population was about 3,672. For Saint-Michel, the census puts renter households at 16%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Michel
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 83% of Canadian towns, at 35%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 66% of residents have English as their mother tongue; in Saint-Michel, 1.4%. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
From 2016 to 2021, Saint-Michel outgrew 83% of Canadian towns: +11%
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Only 14% of residents are 65 or over in Saint-Michel
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 13%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. With a median age of 39.2, Saint-Michel is younger than 69% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Michel, 39.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Saint-Michel has 23%. Here, 7.5% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners: 32%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
31% of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%.
73% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. Newer homes outnumber old: 33% date from 2001 or later, 19% from before 1961.
$101,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint-Michel’s households had a total income above $101,000, 17% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Quebec’s towns, the median household income is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 32% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 58% of Canadian towns, at 10%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
46% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The census found that 1.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Saint-Michel.
81% said they are Christian and 18% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.1% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Locally, 1.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Only 15% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Saint-Michel
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 73%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 73%.
13th lowest median age among 41 towns of 3,621 to 3,724
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
At one end is West Kildonan Industrial (31.5), at the other Piedmont (58). By median age, Saint-Michel sits among Victoria West (39.2), Eaglemere (39.2), North Glenora (39.3) and Central (39.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Saint-Michel, 5 are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel | 3,672 | — | 39.2 | 14% | 1.6% |
| Saint-Rémi | 9,557 | 4.3 km | 40 | 19% | 3.3% |
| Saint-Édouard | 1,438 | 5.1 km | 40.8 | 18% | 1.9% |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington | 1,996 | 8.4 km | 43.2 | 19% | 4.4% |
| Saint-Mathieu | 2,642 | 9.5 km | 41.2 | 15% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Isidore | 2,889 | 9.7 km | 40.4 | 17% | 3% |
| Saint-Urbain-Premier | 1,380 | 12.0 km | 38.8 | 16% | 1.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Saint-Michel’s residents
Is Saint-Michel bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 35% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.4% speak only English and 65% only French; 93% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Michel?
1.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.1% belong to a visible minority and 1.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Michel?
81% are Christian and 18% have no religion; 0.9% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Michel good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 63% of households. One-parent families: 7.5%. Schools near Saint-Michel are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Michel?
The median household in Saint-Michel took in $101,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Michel?
Saint-Michel had about 3,672 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,521, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Michel?
A median age of 39.2, younger than 69% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).