Sorel-Tracy Profile

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National Rank:135 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Sorel-Tracy Population

Total Population (2021)

35,165

Total Population (2016)

34,755

Population Growth

+1.2% (+410)

Growth Rank

#528 of 688Same geo level

Male

49.3%17,320

Female

50.7%17,845

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.971

Average Age

48.8

Median Age

53.2

Age Rank

#616 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

1,285(3.7%)

5–9

1,555(4.4%)

10–14

1,540(4.4%)

15–19

1,440(4.1%)

20–24

1,470(4.2%)

25–29

1,590(4.5%)

30–34

1,755(5.0%)

35–39

1,850(5.3%)

40–44

2,120(6.0%)

45–49

1,760(5.0%)

50–54

2,030(5.8%)

55–59

2,590(7.4%)

60–64

3,310(9.4%)

65–69

3,170(9.0%)

70–74

2,865(8.1%)

75–79

2,275(6.5%)

80–84

1,225(3.5%)

85+

1,335(3.8%)

Sorel-Tracy Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.0

Total Private Dwellings

17,749

Occupied Private Dwellings

17,069

Size Distribution

1 Person

6,805 (39.9%)

2 Persons

6,620 (38.8%)

3 Persons

1,770 (10.4%)

4 Persons

1,295 (7.6%)

5+ Persons

585 (3.4%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

2,655(15.6%)

Couples without children

5,215(30.6%)

One-parent families

1,445(8.5%)

One-person households

6,805(39.9%)

Multigenerational

155(0.9%)

Multiple-family

25(0.1%)

Sorel-Tracy Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$63,950After tax

Median Household Income

$53,600After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$37,880After tax

Median Individual Income

$33,200After tax

Income Rank

#642 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

74.4%

Employment Income

58.5%

Government Transfers

25.6%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

1,825(6.3%)

$10k–$20k

4,215(14.6%)

$20k–$30k

5,580(19.4%)

$30k–$40k

4,160(14.4%)

$40k–$50k

3,540(12.3%)

$50k–$60k

2,590(9.0%)

$60k–$70k

1,780(6.2%)

$70k–$80k

1,325(4.6%)

$80k–$90k

1,145(4.0%)

$90k–$100k

800(2.8%)

$100k+

1,860(6.5%)

Sorel-Tracy Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

49.1%

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

Total Labour Force

15,595

Employed

14,395

Unemployed

1,205

Not in Labour Force

13,735

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

15.1%

Children (0–17)

11.0%

Adults (18–64)

12.9%

Seniors (65+)

21.4%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3080 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.264

Sorel-Tracy 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

29,330

No certificate, diploma or degree

6,940 (23.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

6,940 (23.7%)

Postsecondary credential

15,455 (52.7%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

2,300 (7.8%)71.7% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

465 (1.6%)14.5% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

90 (0.3%)2.8% 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

6,940(23.7%)

High school diploma or equivalency

6,940(23.7%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

5,920(20.2%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

5,310(18.1%)

University certificate below bachelor

1,015(3.5%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

3,210(10.9%)

Sorel-Tracy 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

10.8%

1,560 people

Share of 14,395 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

1,560(10.8%)

Usual place of work

11,565(80.3%)

No fixed workplace address

1,260(8.8%)

Worked outside Canada

15(0.1%)

Sorel-Tracy 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

15,595

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

230(1.5%)

Business, finance and administration

1,975(12.7%)

Natural and applied sciences

845(5.4%)

Health

1,565(10.0%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

1,730(11.1%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

270(1.7%)

Sales and service

3,915(25.1%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

3,190(20.5%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

220(1.4%)

Manufacturing and utilities

1,200(7.7%)

Sorel-Tracy 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

15,595

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

95(0.6%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

170(1.1%)

Utilities

170(1.1%)

Construction

1,055(6.8%)

Manufacturing

2,720(17.4%)

Wholesale trade

460(2.9%)

Retail trade

2,025(13.0%)

Transportation and warehousing

645(4.1%)

Information and cultural industries

150(1.0%)

Finance and insurance

405(2.6%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

135(0.9%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

560(3.6%)

Management of companies and enterprises

15(0.1%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

570(3.7%)

Educational services

915(5.9%)

Health care and social assistance

2,750(17.6%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

145(0.9%)

Accommodation and food services

855(5.5%)

Other services (except public administration)

705(4.5%)

Public administration

600(3.8%)

Sorel-Tracy Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

100 (0.3%)

French Only

24,550 (71.1%)

English & French

9,845 (28.5%)

Neither

35 (0.1%)

Mother Tongue

English

375 (1.1%)

French

33,220 (96.2%)

Non-official languages

595 (1.7%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

French

33,220(96.2%)

English

375(1.1%)

Spanish

175(0.5%)

Arabic

85(0.2%)

Portuguese

30(0.1%)

Mandarin

20(0.1%)

Italian

20(0.1%)

Russian

20(0.1%)

Tagalog

15(0.0%)

Vietnamese

10(0.0%)

Sorel-Tracy Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

8,985(52.6%)

Semi-detached

975(5.7%)

Row house

375(2.2%)

Duplex

1,430(8.4%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

5,045(29.6%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

150(0.9%)

Other attached

80(0.5%)

Movable

35(0.2%)

Housing · Sorel-Tracy (CA), Que.

These figures are published for Sorel-Tracy (CA), Que., a census agglomeration, reference period 2021. They are not counts for Sorel-Tracy alone. Shares are calculated on this site from the published household counts in tables 98-10-0252-01 and 98-10-0253-01.

Tenure

Private households

20,290

Owner households

12,565 (61.9%)

Renter households

7,725 (38.1%)

Owners with a mortgage

6,745 (53.7%)Share of owner households

Owners without a mortgage

5,820 (46.3%)Share of owner households

Renters in subsidized housing

580 (7.5%)Share of renter households

Renters not in subsidized housing

7,150 (92.6%)Share of renter households

Shelter costs

Median monthly shelter cost

$670All households, 2021

Average monthly shelter cost

$799All households, 2021

Owners, median

$775

Renters, median

$628

Owners with a mortgage, median

$1,160

Owners without a mortgage, median

$408

Spending 30% or more of income on shelter

2,685 (13.2%)Share of households

Owners spending 30% or more

820 (6.5%)Share of owner households

Renters spending 30% or more

1,870 (24.2%)Share of renter households

Shelter-cost ratio not applicable

0 (0.0%)

Monthly shelter cost

Published household counts by shelter-cost band. Census counts are randomly rounded, so the bands can differ slightly from the household total.

Less than $500

5,900(29.1%)

$500 to $749

5,655(27.9%)

$750 to $999

3,405(16.8%)

$1,000 to $1,249

2,175(10.7%)

$1,250 to $1,499

1,450(7.1%)

$1,500 to $1,999

1,175(5.8%)

$2,000 to $2,499

320(1.6%)

$2,500 to $2,999

135(0.7%)

$3,000 and over

75(0.4%)

Shelter cost is the census monthly amount. For owners it includes mortgage payments, property taxes and condominium fees, along with electricity, heat, water and other municipal services. For renters it includes rent and those utility payments when the tenant pays them. Current consumer prices are a separate series on the cost-of-living page. Data sources.

Community snapshot

About Sorel-Tracy

Sorel-Tracy is a Montérégie city at the confluence of the Richelieu and the St. Lawrence, northeast of Montréal. It joined the old shipbuilding town of Sorel with the steel town of Tracy and remains an industrial harbour facing the Sorel Islands. A stone parish core, a deep-water waterfront, and the river’s widening toward Lac Saint-Pierre define the site. About 35,000 people live in Sorel-Tracy.

Known for

Confluence of the Richelieu and the St. Lawrence
Shipbuilding and steel-making harbour
Îles de Sorel in the river archipelago
Amalgamated Sorel and Tracy
Gateway to Lac Saint-Pierre

See & do

Biophare
Lac Saint-Pierre biosphere interpretation centre on the waterfront.
Vieux-Sorel
Parish streets, Carré Royal, and stone buildings near the harbour.
Promenade du Vieux-Quai
Harbourfront walk facing the islands and the river traffic.
Îles de Sorel
River archipelago reached by boat from the city docks.
Maison des Gouverneurs
Historic stone house and exhibition site downtown.

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