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Selected trend data for Mascouche (V) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Mascouche (Ville) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 28,097 29,556 33,764
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 25.0 23.1 20.8
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 70.1 70.6 71.3
% of the population aged 65 years and over 4.9 6.3 7.9
Median age2 32.6 35.3 36.6
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 5.1 3.7 2.6
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 23.8 24.2 24.7
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 66.9 65.8 65.1
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 70.4 66.2 60.5
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 67.3 61.0 55.6
Total private households6 9,090 9,940 12,060
% of one-person households 11.2 12.9 15.9
% of households containing a couple with children7 51.1 45.1 39.5
% of households containing a couple without children8 24.2 27.8 30.7
Average household size 3.1 2.9 2.8
Median household income9 56,951 60,113 63,780
Median economic family income10 61,256 63,977 70,016
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 92.9 87.0 86.1
% of economic family income from government transfers12 11.4 9.7 10.5
Median economic family government transfers13 3,880 3,205 4,974
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 19,651 22,513 29,198
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 50.4 44.8 34.0
% of economic families in low income before tax16 16.7 12.4 8.1
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 9,090 9,940 12,055
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 85.1 84.9 84.1
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 14.9 15.1 15.9
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 8.1 6.8 5.6
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 28.9 20.4 25.3
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 0.7 0.2 0.3
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 3.2 2.8 2.8
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 94.4 94.8 93.7
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 1.7 1.5 2.8
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 99.4 99.6 99.1
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 0.6 0.4 0.9
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 99.9 100.0 99.9
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 35.7 39.5 35.7
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 66.1 67.5 60.2
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 11.4 11.4 14.2
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 21.8 20.6 24.8
% who moved from a different province/territory 0.4 0.3 0.3
% who lived outside Canada 0.2 0.1 0.4
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 1.9 2.2 3.1
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.2 0.1 0.4
% Canadian citizens 99.6 99.6 99.4
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 0.8 0.8 2.1
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 0.3 0.4 1.0
Labour
Employment rate36 63.7 68.6 69.0
Employment rate for males37 72.0 75.7 74.4
Employment rate for females38 55.2 61.5 63.6
Participation rate39 70.1 72.5 72.5
Participation rate for males40 78.7 79.7 77.9
Participation rate for females41 61.3 65.3 67.2
Unemployment rate42 9.1 5.4 4.9
Unemployment rate for males43 8.4 5.0 4.5
Unemployment rate for females44 10.0 5.9 5.2
% male full-year, full-time workers45 45.1 51.2 49.0
% female full-year, full-time workers46 27.6 31.8 34.2
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 87.8 88.0 91.4
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 93.8 93.9 93.6
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 5.2 6.4 5.7
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 87.7 86.7 85.9
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 6.6 6.1 6.0
Travel to work: % using public transit 2.2 3.7 4.6
Travel to work: % walking or biking 2.7 3.3 2.8
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 35,546 36,234 37,286
Median total income for females52 17,305 19,393 21,456
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 44,826 44,909 46,180
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 30,608 31,029 34,063
% of persons in low income before tax55 18.2 14.3 9.9