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| Demographic | |
| Total population | 303 730 |
| Immigrant population | 4.6% |
| Population by mother tongue: | |
| French | 88.7% |
| English | 7.0% |
| Other | 3.5% |
| Multiple responses | 0.7% |
| Income per person (age 15 and up) | |
| Percentage income by income range | |
| No revenue | 4.8% |
| Under $10,000 | 18.9% |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 22.7% |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 17.5% |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 14.3% |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 9.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 5.0% |
| $60,000 and over | 7.9% |
| Average revenue | $29,214 |
| Median revenue | $23,170 |
| Household revenue | |
| Average income by income range | |
| Under $10,000 | 1.9% |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 5.0% |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 11.4% |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 12.9% |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 13.6% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 11.8% |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 10.0% |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 9.6% |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 6.3% |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 4.7% |
| $100,000 and more | 13.8% |
| Average revenue | $64,206 |
| Median revenue | $54,284 |
| Climate | |
| Average daily temperature | |
| July | min.: 11.4°C/max.: 24.7°C |
| January | min.: -18°C/max.: -5.7°C |
| Average snowfall | 873.9 mm |
| Average rainfall | 294.3 cm |
| Lodging | |
| Average price of a house (purchase) | $154,095 |
| Average rental cost (by month) | $501 |
| Occupancy type | |
| Rental | 38.3% |
| Owned | 61.7% |
| Education | |
| Master's students | 7208 |
| Doctoral students | 1228 |
| Highest available degree of education | University |
| Universities | 2 |
| Number of students | 38 270 |
| Cégeps and colleges | 4 |
| Number of students | 7725 |
| Professional development centres | 9 |
| Number of students | 3023 |
| Health | |
| Number of hospitals | 4 |
| Number of university hospitals | 2 (across 6 sites) |
| Total number of beds | 1963 |
| CSSS points of service | 18 |
| Number of private clinics | 47 |
| Job market | |
| Active population | 252 000 |
| Working population | 148 000 |
| Full-time | 113 900 |
| Part-time | 34 100 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.50% |
| Employment rate | 59% |
| Local government | |
| Provincial Government | |
| Ridings | MNAs |
| Sherbrooke | Jean Charest, Liberal Party of Québec |
| Orford | Pierre Reid, Liberal Party of Québec |
| Brome-Missisquoi | Pierre Paradis, Liberal Party of Québec |
| Johnson | Étienne-Alexis Boucher, Parti Québécois |
| Mégantic - Compton | Johanne Gonthier, Liberal Party of Québec |
| Richmond | Yvon Vallières, Liberal Party of Québec |
| Shefford | François Bonnardel, Action démocratique du Québec |
| Saint-François | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Liberal Party of Québec |
| Federal Government | |
| Ridings | MPs |
| Sherbrooke | Serge Cardin, Bloc Québécois |
| Compton - Stanstead | France Bonsant, Bloc Québécois |
| Brome-Missisquoi | Christian Ouellet, Bloc Québécois |
| Mégantic - L'Érable | Christian Paradis, Conservative |
| Shefford | Robert Vincent, Bloc Québécois |
| Other | |
| Gas | |
| Rates | Rate 1: $0.56361/m3 (medium-sized business) |
| Electricity | |
| Rate M: $0.42312/m3 (large business) | |
Unless otherwise indicated, most data is sourced from the most recent census (2006).