Drummondville

HOMELESSNESS

Individuals staying in emergency shelters*: 1,091 (2018)
Staying in hospitals*: 58 (2018)
Staying in detention facilities or police stations*: 238 (2018)
Staying in therapy or addictions treatment centers*: 735 (2018)
Staying in VAW/domestic violence shelters*:  510 (2018)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+*: 12% (2018)

 

 HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  0.2%  (2021)
1-bedroom vacancy rate:  0.7% (2021)
2-bedroom vacancy rate:  0.1% (2021)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $442/month (2021)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $564/month (2021)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $682/month (2021)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Number of family and individual visits to Quebec Food Bank: Province wide: 493,972 (2022)
Income assistance (single individual): $337/month (2023)

*These statistics and numbers are for the whole province of Quebec