| Statistic | Sherbrooke | Quebec | National |
| Population | 170,686 | 8,565,732 | 38,134,230 |
| Population density (sq km) | 484 | 6 | 4 |
| Median age | 40.4 | 42.6 | 40.9 |
| Male/Female ratio | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 | 1.0:1 |
| Married couples | 45% | 50% | 66% |
| Families w/ kids at home | 37% | 40% | 43% |
| Speak English only | 1.4% | 4.7% | 68.8% |
| Speak French only | 54.2% | 49.5% | 4.5% |
| Data | Percent |
| Black | 3.0% |
| Latin American | 2.0% |
| Arab | 1.4% |
| West Asian | 1.1% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Data | Percent |
| France | 0.9% |
| Colombia | 0.7% |
| Afghanistan | 0.5% |
| United States | 0.4% |
| Bosnia Herzegovina | 0.4% |