Bécancour, Quebec, Canada



Population in 2011: 20,081
Population in 2006: 18,806
Population in 2001: 19,088
2006 to 2011 population change
This division:

6.8%
Quebec:

4.7%
2001 to 2006 population change
This division:  -1.5%
Quebec:  4.3%

Total private houses: 9,513
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 8,689
Land area (km2): 1144.67

Population density per square kilometre
This division:

17.5
Nearby towns and cities:

5.8
This division population and houses statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This division:

61.3%
Province:

64.9%
Employment rate
This division:

57.3%
Quebec:

60.4%
Unemployment rate
Here:

6.5%
Province:

7.0%

Labour force activity in this division

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Bécancour

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

21,948 CAD
Province:

25,464 CAD
Median income in 2005
This division:

20,808 CAD
Quebec:

24,430 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This division:

9.8%
Quebec:

17.2%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for Bécancour

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 10,265
Here:

60.3%
Quebec:

56.4%
Male: 5,125
This division:

60.0%
Province:

58.0%
Female: 5,140
Here:

60.7%
Quebec:

54.8%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 6,745
This division:

39.7%
Quebec:

43.6%
Male: 3,415
This division:

40.0%
Province:

42.0%
Female: 3,330
Here:

39.3%
Quebec:

45.2%

Bécancour - Marital Status

Bécancour marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this division

Households types in Bécancour

Average family income in Bécancour in 2005

This division families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this division

First official language spoken in this division

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this division

Mobility status in 2006

This division - Place of residence in 2005

This division - Place of residence in 2001

This division mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Bécancour

Famous people related to this division

Notable people born here:
Home town of:
Death place of:
Burial place of:

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

46.0
Quebec:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

84.7%
Province:

84.1%
Age characteristics of Bécancour

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 120
Here:

0.6%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 60
Here:

0.6%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 60
Here:

0.7%
Province:

8.8%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 185
This division:

1.0%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 70
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 115
Here:

1.3%
Quebec:

1.4%

This division Minority Population Characteristics

Bécancour citizenship and immigration Details

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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