County population in 2012: 6,983 (all rural); it was 6,901 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,644 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 714 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,244 Renter-occupied apartments: 544 (it was 517 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
29%
Land area: 83 sq. mi. Water area: 112.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 84 people per square mile
(average).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Grand Isle County: 96.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Construction (12.8%), Retail trade (11.9%), Manufacturing (10.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,187 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,365 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.7%
(5.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 44.4% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 37.3% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 45 years old
(Males: 45 years old, Females: 45 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 24 years old, American Indian residents: 45 years old, Asian residents: 42 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 39 years old, Other race residents: 40 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
7.6%
Whole state:
9.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
3.0%
Whole state:
3.6%
Area name: Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grand Isle County is $745 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $935 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1197 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grand Isle County: Maycrest Camp (A), Apple Island Campground and Marina (B), Camp Hochelaga (C), Camp Skyland (D), Grand Isle Ferry (E), Alburg Country Club (F), North Hero Station (G), Carrying Place (H), Camp Abnaki (I), Appletree Bay Campground (J), Wilcox Cove Golf Course (K), Tudhopes Sailing Center (L), Marina International (M), Isle La Motte Lighthouse (N), Ingalls 4-H Camp (O), Goose Point Campground (P), Carry Bay Campground (Q), Camp Merrycrest (R), Anchor Island Marina (S), Borderview Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Grand Isle County include: Saint Annes Shrine (A), The Lady Chapel (B), Saint Joseph Church (C), Saint Josephs Church (D), Saint Rose of Lima Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Grand Isle Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), Hoag Cemetery (3), Hyde Cemetery (4), Jerusalem Cemetery (5), North End Cemetery (6), Alburg Center Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Grand Isle County include: North Hero State Park (1), Grand Isle State Park (2), Samuel de Champlain Statue (3), Knight Point State Park (4), Knight Island State Park (5), Isle La Motte Monument (6), Fort Saint Anne Monument (7), Mud Creek State Waterfowl Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 192 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 291 (52% naturalized citizens)
Grand Isle County:
4.2%
Whole state:
3.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 34
1990 to 1994: 21
1985 to 1989: 25
1980 to 1984: 25
1975 to 1979: 26
1970 to 1974: 18
1970 to 1974: 32
1965 to 1969: 110
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 31.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,734
One, attached: 97
Two: 68
3 or 4: 50
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 27
20 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 615
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18
Housing units in Grand Isle County with a mortgage: 834 (28 second mortgage, 128 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 432
Here:
65.9% with mortgage
State:
69.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.24%
Here
73.2%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 5,054 Total congregations: 10
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
United Church of Christ
Other
Adherents
3,957 (78.3%)
386 (7.6%)
386 (7.6%)
324 (6.4%)
1 (0.0%)
Congregations
5 (50.0%)
3 (30.0%)
1 (10.0%)
1 (10.0%)
-
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 165 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $93,292 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $159.87 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.15% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87,446 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 56.20% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.92% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $101,040 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.84% Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 32.17 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 53.74% Corn for grain: 227 harvested acres Vegetables: 85 harvested acres Land in orchards: 158 acres
Tornado activity:
Grand Isle County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Vermont state average. It is 3.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Grand Isle County-area historical earthquake activity is above Vermont state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 30.7 miles away from the county center On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from the county center On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 29.6 miles away from the county center On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from Grand Isle County center On 5/24/2002 at 23:46:00, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.4 miles away from the county center On 4/8/2003 at 15:06:14, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.2 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 53.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Vermont Severe Storms, a Tornado, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 18, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1784): August 15, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1784, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Vermont Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 5, 2001 to March 7, 2001, Emergency Declared (EM-3167): April 10, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3167, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
Vermont Ice Storms, Incident Period: January 6, 1998 to January 16, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1201): January 15, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1201, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
Vermont Flooding, Heavy Rain, Snowmelt, Incident Period: April 24, 1993 to May 26, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-990): May 12, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-990, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain, Snow
Vermont SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, Incident Period: July 6, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-397): July 6, 1973, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-397, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Grand Isle County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 1
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (66%)
Germany (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Russia (3%)
Hungary (2%)
India (2%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grand Isle County (%):
French (except Basque) (19%)
French Canadian (15%)
English (14%)
United States or American (11%)
Irish (9%)
German (7%)
Scottish (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,559 (74%)
Carpooled: 571 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 81 (2%)
Other means: 40 (1%)
Worked at home: 203 (6%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $60,042.
9.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,361 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.19%
Vermont average:
6.60%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.27% relocated from other counties in Vermont ($29,375 average AGI)
2.92% relocated from other states ($10,986 average AGI)
Grand Isle County:
2.92%
Vermont average:
3.85%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,531 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.60%
Vermont average:
6.82%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.14% relocated to other counties in Vermont ($20,653 average AGI)
3.46% relocated to other states ($14,881 average AGI)
Grand Isle County:
3.46%
Vermont average:
4.14%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 31.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Births per 1000 population in Grand Isle County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Grand Isle County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.2 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Grand Isle County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,062 (919 aged, 143 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1012.590 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 636.120 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 25.96
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16.04 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 64.91
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,970
In family households: 5,858 (1,416 male householders, 611 female householders)
1,631 spouses, 1,726 children (1,562 natural, 62 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 41 other relatives, 199 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,112 (446 male householders (331 living alone)), 429 female householders (323 living alone)), 237 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 1,028 2-persons, 455 3-persons, 365 4-persons, 129 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.
94.3% of residents of Grand Isle County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $40,271,000 ($5269 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $964,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,954,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,799,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $326,000 Federal grants: $15,403,000 Federal procurement contracts: $308,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,480,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $54,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,357,000 Federal Government insurance: $5,362,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 356
Here:
46 per 1000 residents
State:
54 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 262
Here:
34 per 1000 residents
State:
42 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +8
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +707
Here:
+92 per 1000 residents
State:
+6 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Grand Isle County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.43 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.1
Year house built
2005 or later: 85
2000 to 2004: 356
1990 to 1999: 696
1980 to 1989: 803
1970 to 1979: 749
1960 to 1969: 721
1950 to 1959: 408
1940 to 1949: 202
1939 or earlier: 927
Rooms in houses/apartments in Grand Isle County, Vermont
62% of Grand Isle County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Vermont.
Grand Isle County:
62.0%
State average:
59.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4383
Northeast: 1607
Midwest: 189
South: 231
West: 131
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $156,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Grand Isle County
45.0 years
41.0 years
(49.5%)
(50.5%)
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