Plessisville Profile

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National Rank:589 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Plessisville Population

Total Population (2021)

6,414

Total Population (2016)

6,551

Population Growth

-2.1% (-137)

Growth Rank

#645 of 688Same geo level

Male

49.7%3,185

Female

50.4%3,230

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.986

Average Age

46.3

Median Age

Age Rank

#534 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

300(4.7%)

5–9

290(4.5%)

10–14

360(5.6%)

15–19

335(5.2%)

20–24

260(4.1%)

25–29

360(5.6%)

30–34

365(5.7%)

35–39

355(5.5%)

40–44

370(5.8%)

45–49

335(5.2%)

50–54

320(5.0%)

55–59

475(7.4%)

60–64

465(7.2%)

65–69

520(8.1%)

70–74

500(7.8%)

75–79

355(5.5%)

80–84

240(3.7%)

85+

225(3.5%)

Plessisville Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.0

Total Private Dwellings

3,456

Occupied Private Dwellings

3,158

Size Distribution

1 Person

1,390 (44.1%)

2 Persons

1,075 (34.1%)

3 Persons

270 (8.6%)

4 Persons

285 (9.0%)

5+ Persons

145 (4.6%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

530(16.8%)

Couples without children

870(27.6%)

One-parent families

235(7.4%)

One-person households

1,390(44.1%)

Multigenerational

10(0.3%)

Multiple-family

5(0.2%)

Plessisville Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$58,950After tax

Median Household Income

$46,800After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$35,560After tax

Median Individual Income

$32,400After tax

Income Rank

#677 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

71.6%

Employment Income

59.4%

Government Transfers

28.5%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

275(5.3%)

$10k–$20k

790(15.1%)

$20k–$30k

1,055(20.2%)

$30k–$40k

800(15.3%)

$40k–$50k

750(14.4%)

$50k–$60k

620(11.9%)

$60k–$70k

370(7.1%)

$70k–$80k

200(3.8%)

$80k–$90k

160(3.1%)

$90k–$100k

80(1.5%)

$100k+

120(2.3%)

Plessisville Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

56.6%

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Total Labour Force

3,120

Employed

3,010

Unemployed

105

Not in Labour Force

2,200

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

16.5%

Children (0–17)

12.2%

Adults (18–64)

12.1%

Seniors (65+)

28.4%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.2770 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.241

Plessisville Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

5,315

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,455 (27.4%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,215 (22.9%)

Postsecondary credential

2,645 (49.8%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

345 (6.5%)77.5% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

55 (1.0%)12.4% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

15 (0.3%)3.4% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,455(27.4%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,215(22.9%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

1,200(22.6%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

845(15.9%)

University certificate below bachelor

155(2.9%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

445(8.4%)

Plessisville Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

6.8%

205 people

Share of 3,010 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

205(6.8%)

Usual place of work

2,505(83.2%)

No fixed workplace address

295(9.8%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Plessisville Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

3,115

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

25(0.8%)

Business, finance and administration

360(11.6%)

Natural and applied sciences

105(3.4%)

Health

205(6.6%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

340(10.9%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

50(1.6%)

Sales and service

825(26.5%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

635(20.4%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

115(3.7%)

Manufacturing and utilities

435(14.0%)

Plessisville Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

3,115

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

135(4.3%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

20(0.6%)

Utilities

10(0.3%)

Construction

150(4.8%)

Manufacturing

780(25.0%)

Wholesale trade

105(3.4%)

Retail trade

465(14.9%)

Transportation and warehousing

100(3.2%)

Information and cultural industries

0(0.0%)

Finance and insurance

45(1.4%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

10(0.3%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

110(3.5%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

85(2.7%)

Educational services

190(6.1%)

Health care and social assistance

420(13.5%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

30(1.0%)

Accommodation and food services

175(5.6%)

Other services (except public administration)

170(5.5%)

Public administration

85(2.7%)

Plessisville Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

40 (0.6%)

French Only

4,865 (76.9%)

English & French

1,340 (21.2%)

Neither

85 (1.3%)

Mother Tongue

English

45 (0.7%)

French

5,970 (94.4%)

Non-official languages

270 (4.3%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

French

5,970(94.4%)

Spanish

195(3.1%)

English

45(0.7%)

Arabic

30(0.5%)

Tagalog

10(0.2%)

Italian

5(0.1%)

Greek

5(0.1%)

Plessisville Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

1,705(54.0%)

Semi-detached

115(3.6%)

Row house

5(0.2%)

Duplex

270(8.5%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

1,000(31.6%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

5(0.2%)

Other attached

20(0.6%)

Movable

35(1.1%)

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