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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,985 (1.6%)
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
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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)
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)
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)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Devils
Pond
(A),
Eagle Pond
(B),
Mud Creek Pond
(C),
Pearl Swamp
(D),
Marsh, The
(E)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sucker
Brook
(A),
Mud Creek
(B)
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)
Post office: Isle
La Motte Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
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
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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 Agriculture
in Grand Isle County
Average size of farms: 165 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $93292
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: $87446
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: $101040
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 acresGrand
Isle County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Vermont state average. It is 3.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(20%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Computer
and electronic products (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (16%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Carpenters
(6%)
- 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%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- 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%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(66%)
- Germany
(8%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Russia
(3%)
- Hungary
(2%)
- India
(2%)
- Czechoslovakia
(includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Grand Isle County:
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- French
(except Basque) (19%)
- French
Canadian (15%)
- English
(14%)
- United
States or American (11%)
- Irish
(9%)
- German
(7%)
- Scottish
(4%)
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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%)
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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% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Chittenden County, VT
|
3.87% ($47,254 average AGI) |
| from
Franklin County, VT
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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% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Chittenden County, VT
|
4.02% ($35,480 average AGI) |
| to
Franklin County, VT
|
1.24% ($29,289) |
| to
Clinton County, NY
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0.36% ($28,727) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 31.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 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 2003: 6.9
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 2003: 21.9
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%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 6,901
- 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.
1,254 married couples with children.
330 single-parent households (119 men, 211 women).
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:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 90
- 1995
to 1998: 288
- 1990
to 1994: 447
- 1980
to 1989: 786
- 1970
to 1979: 749
- 1960
to 1969: 637
- 1950
to 1959: 408
- 1940
to 1949: 254
- 1939
or earlier: 1,004
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Grand Isle County, Vermont: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 11
- 3
rooms: 84
- 4
rooms: 230
- 5
rooms: 589
- 6
rooms: 433
- 7
rooms: 401
- 8
rooms: 234
- 9
or more rooms: 260
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Isle County, Vermont: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 16
- 3
rooms: 98
- 4
rooms: 132
- 5
rooms: 109
- 6
rooms: 77
- 7
rooms: 36
- 8
rooms: 15
- 9
or more rooms: 30
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grand Isle County: |
- no
bedroom: 2
- 1
bedroom: 60
- 2
bedrooms: 556
- 3
bedrooms: 1,087
- 4
bedrooms: 426
- 5
or more bedrooms: 113
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grand Isle County: |
- no
bedroom: 8
- 1
bedroom: 95
- 2
bedrooms: 199
- 3
bedrooms: 161
- 4
bedrooms: 37
- 5
or more bedrooms: 17
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grand Isle County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 61
- 1
vehicle: 548
- 2
vehicles: 1,100
- 3
vehicles: 391
- 4
vehicles: 123
- 5
or more vehicles: 21
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grand Isle County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 63
- 1
vehicle: 217
- 2
vehicles: 174
- 3
vehicles: 46
- 4
vehicles: 11
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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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%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (69%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Electricity
(2%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (56%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Electricity
(11%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 43
| Here: |
27.6% | | Vermont: | 37.7% |
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