Richmond
Small town · Quebec · Population 3,259
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.8 years (estimated) · 2016: 48.6 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 40.5%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.9% · 2016: 37%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.9%2016: 13.8%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.5%2016: 10.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%24.1%2016: 21.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.8%2016: 29.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.5%2016: 24.1%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16.5%2011: 18.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%28%2011: 28.5%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.8%2011: 9.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%43.5%2016: 41.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.3%2011: 4.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%21.7%2016: 23.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.7%2016: 24.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%25%2016: 21.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.8%2016: 18.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%12.5%2016: 12.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%7.8%2016: 7.1%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%44.9%2016: 44.4%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%47.1%2016: 48.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%21.4%2016: 24%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%73.3%2016: 73.1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.3%2016: 2.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 6.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%52.3%2016: 50.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%48%2016: 50%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%43.8%2016: 43.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.7%2016: 4.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%1.9%2016: 1.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%13.4%2016: 13.7%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%35.7%2016: 36.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%53.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%14%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.5%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.2%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.1%2016: 86.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%9.3%2016: 10.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 1.7%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.2%2016: 1.7%
Statistics Canada, 2021