Grand Isle County, Vermont (VT)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.2%), Manufacturing (15.0%), Construction (11.5%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Grand Isle County, Vermont:

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Males: 3,448	(50.0%)
Females: 3,453	(50.0%)

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Grand Isle County:	2.5 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

This county:	$52,566
Vermont:	$49,907

This county:	$677
State:	$657

Grand Isle County:	$233,457
Vermont:	$205,400

Detached houses: $309,097

Here:	$309,097
State:	$261,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $334,581

Here:	$334,581
State:	$260,121

In 2-unit structures: $374,336

Here:	$374,336
State:	$262,527

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $250,594

Here:	$250,594
State:	$232,572

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $386,398

Here:	$386,398
State:	$208,163

Mobile homes: $63,584

Here:	$63,584
State:	$47,932

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	7.6%
Whole state:	9.4%

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.

Cities in this county include: Grand Isle, Alburg, South Hero, North Hero, Isle La Motte.

Neighboring counties: Chittenden County , Franklin County , Clinton County, New York .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Grand Isle County: Camp Merrycrest (A), Marina International (B), Camp Hochelaga (C), Ingalls 4-H Camp (D), North Hero Station (E), Camp Abnaki (F), Wilcox Cove Golf Course (G), Carrying Place (H), Carry Bay Campground (I), Goose Point Campground (J), Tudhopes Sailing Center (K), Grand Isle Ferry (L), Isle La Motte Lighthouse (M), Appletree Bay Campground (N), Apple Island Campground and Marina (O), Anchor Island Marina (P), Alburg Country Club (Q), Camp Skyland (R), Maycrest Camp (S), Grand Isle Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Grand Isle County include: Saint Josephs Church (A), Saint Joseph Church (B), The Lady Chapel (C), Saint Annes Shrine (D), Saint Rose of Lima Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alburg Center Cemetery (1), Alburg Tongue Cemetery (2), Grand Isle Cemetery (3), North Cemetery (4), North End Cemetery (5), Graveyard Point Cemetery (6), Greenwood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Devils Pond (A), Eagle Pond (B), Mud Creek Pond (C), Pearl Swamp (D), Marsh, The (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sucker Brook (A), Mud Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Grand Isle County include: North Hero State Park (1), Mud Creek State Waterfowl Area (2), Samuel de Champlain Statue (3), Fort Saint Anne Monument (4), Knight Point State Park (5), Knight Island State Park (6), Grand Isle State Park (7), Isle La Motte Monument (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Isle La Motte Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.1%
Vermont:	7.1%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Grand Isle County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Vermont state average. It is 3.0 times below overall U.S. average.

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 Grand Isle 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 Grand Isle County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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%

from Chittenden County, VT	3.87% ($47,254 average AGI)
from Franklin County, VT	1.67% ($29,039)

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%

to Chittenden County, VT	4.02% ($35,480 average AGI)
to Franklin County, VT	1.24% ($29,289)
to Clinton County, NY	0.36% ($28,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 31.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 21.9

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,859 (1,547 male householders, 414 female householders)

  1,641 spouses, 1,922 children (1,762 natural, 49 adopted, 111 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 35 other relatives, 152 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,042 (418 male householders (298 living alone)), 397 female householders (311 living alone)), 227 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 928 2-persons, 417 3-persons, 388 4-persons, 163 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 609 1-person, 180 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 8 4-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

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+92 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.43 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.2

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

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

Here:	5.0%
Vermont:	7.2%

Here:	4.1%
Vermont:	10.4%

Here:	27.6%
Vermont:	37.7%

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