South Hero, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,882 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,882 (22 farm, 1,860 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,036 (663 occupied: 533 owner occupied, 130 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

Housing density: 69 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $840 (lower quartile is $564, upper quartile is $1,084)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $788

Median gross rent in South Hero, VT in 2007: $961

Housing units in South Hero with a mortgage: 218 (5 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 113

South Hero,VT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $309,053 (it was $166,800 in 2000)

South Hero:	$309,053
Vermont:	$205,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $194,613 - $480,030

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $376,096
Here: $376,096
State: $261,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $386,761
Here: $386,761
State: $260,121

In 2-unit structures: $525,113
Here: $525,113
State: $262,527

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $457,937
Here: $457,937
State: $208,163

Mobile homes: $88,906
Here: $88,906
State: $47,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,696

In family households: 1,439 (377 male householders, 96 female householders)
396 spouses, 495 children (469 natural, 13 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 0 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 257 (80 male householders (58 living alone)), 107 female householders (73 living alone)), 70 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 212 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 131 1-person, 44 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

330 married couples with children.
61 single-parent households (25 men, 36 women).

96.1% of residents of South Hero speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 52 (3.1%)
(65.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Hero, Vermont:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 53 5 rooms: 113 6 rooms: 87 7 rooms: 107 8 rooms: 64 9 or more rooms: 91

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Hero, Vermont:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 33 6 rooms: 19 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 27
1995 to 1998: 76
1990 to 1994: 98
1980 to 1989: 165
1970 to 1979: 122
1960 to 1969: 113
1950 to 1959: 107
1940 to 1949: 54
1939 or earlier: 274

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Hero:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 137 3 bedrooms: 210 4 bedrooms: 145 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Hero:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 48 3 bedrooms: 47 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in South Hero in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 109 2 vehicles: 276 3 vehicles: 94 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in South Hero in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 44 2 vehicles: 66 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in South Hero, VT:

Less than $10,000: 1
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 1
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $174,999: 28
$175,000 to $199,999: 42
$200,000 to $249,999: 83
$250,000 to $299,999: 80
$300,000 to $399,999: 136
$400,000 to $499,999: 63
$500,000 to $749,999: 66
$750,000 to $999,999: 24
$1,000,000 or more: 20

South Hero rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in South Hero:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 16
$900 to $999: 10
$1,000 to $1,249: 13
$1,250 to $1,499: 10
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 1
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 10 1965 to 1969: 25

Percentage of workers working in this county: 28.6%
Number of people working at home: 66 (7.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 27
5 to 9 minutes: 74
10 to 14 minutes: 54
15 to 19 minutes: 38
20 to 24 minutes: 79
25 to 29 minutes: 128
30 to 34 minutes: 257
35 to 39 minutes: 87
40 to 44 minutes: 36
45 to 59 minutes: 54
60 to 89 minutes: 16
90 or more minutes: 16

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 674 (72%)
Carpooled: 168 (18%)
Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 17 (2%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 66 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 32
$10,000 to $14,999: 33
$15,000 to $19,999: 35
$20,000 to $24,999: 34
$25,000 to $29,999: 37
$30,000 to $34,999: 31
$35,000 to $39,999: 36
$40,000 to $44,999: 47
$45,000 to $49,999: 30
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $74,999: 102
$75,000 to $99,999: 85
$100,000 to $124,999: 55
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 23

First ancestries reported:

English: 277

French Canadian: 187

Irish: 186

French (except Basque): 178

German: 114

United States or American: 97

Italian: 86

Other groups: 57

Scottish: 55

British: 33

Polish: 29

Scotch-Irish: 29

Dutch: 21

European: 20

Swedish: 16

Northern European: 14

Russian: 9

Norwegian: 8

Hungarian: 7

Canadian: 7

Danish: 6

Welsh: 6

Ukrainian: 5

Swiss: 4

Finnish: 3

Celtic: 2

Slovak: 2

Czechoslovakian: 2

Australian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (42%)
United Kingdom (19%)
Hungary (10%)
India (6%)
Other Northern Europe (4%)
Germany (4%)
Poland (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 984
Northeast: 465
Midwest: 58
South: 84
West: 40

65% of South Hero residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 1
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 13
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 133
Less than 1 year of college: 35
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 58
Associate degree: 39
Bachelor's degree: 130
Master's degree: 54
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 4
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 8
High school graduate (or equivalency): 176
Less than 1 year of college: 30
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 73
Associate degree: 68
Bachelor's degree: 152
Master's degree: 60
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $64,245
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,758
Asian householders: $77,927
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $63,077

South Hero household income for White non-Hispanic householders

South Hero marital status for males

South Hero marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $300,526
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $507,958
Asian householders: $300,157

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 899
One, attached: 18
Two: 24
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 2
Mobile homes: 75

Median worth of mobile homes: $109,668

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Hero:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Wood (6%) Electricity (3%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Wood (5%) Utility gas (3%) Electricity (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	7.9%
Vermont:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9

Here:	7.5%
Vermont:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	26.8%
Vermont:	37.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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