COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Grand Isle County

Vermont · 6,901 residents · 81.8 sq mi

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Grand Isle County is home to 6,901 people in Vermont. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. At a median age of 40.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Growth has run 30% since 1990, or 1,583 more people. The average commute runs 25 minutes. The poverty rate is 7.6%, under the national 12.4%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.1

US median: 35.2

Average education

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,901

+30%since 1990

from 5,318 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.1

+17%since 1990

from 34.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

81.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.5%(383)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.6%(453)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(559)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.4%(440)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.9%(266)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.8%(748)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.9%(1,236)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5417%(1,172)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.5%(794)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.5%(521)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.9%(270)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.9%(59)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,033

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,536 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,207

+59%since 1990

from $13,940 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.6%

−3.8 ptssince 1990

from 11.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$126,000

−8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $104,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$619

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $462 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.4%

+3.7 ptssince 1990

from 77.7% in 1990

18.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(5,273)

Black0.2%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(23)

Asian0.2%(12)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(6,698)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(29)

Asian0.2%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(31)

Puerto Rican0.3%(22)

Cuban0.3%(19)

Dominican0.1%(10)

South American0.1%(6)

Argentine0.1%(6)

Central American0.1%(5)

Guatemalan0.1%(5)

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(16)

Korean0.1%(5)

Chinese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(29)

Ancestry

English18.5%(1,376)

Irish16.3%(1,213)

French12.8%(956)

American9.2%(684)

French Canadian8.6%(642)

German8.5%(631)

Italian5.9%(436)

Scottish4.7%(347)

Polish2.6%(190)

Canadian1.2%(87)

Scotch-Irish1%(78)

Welsh0.8%(61)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(54)

Danish0.6%(47)

Swedish0.6%(46)

Finnish0.5%(37)

Hungarian0.5%(35)

Portuguese0.4%(33)

Greek0.4%(32)

Czech0.3%(23)

British0.3%(22)

Russian0.3%(21)

Norwegian0.2%(16)

Lithuanian0.2%(15)

Austrian0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(13)

Arab0.1%(11)

Lebanese0.1%(11)

Armenian0.1%(11)

Latvian0.1%(7)

Slovak0.1%(5)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

Swiss0.1%(5)

Slovene0%(3)

West Indian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest American population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.0%

+4.7 ptssince 1990

from 20.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

84.2%

+5.2 ptssince 1990

from 79.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.8%

+2.5 ptssince 1990

from 7.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.7 min

−19%since 1990

from 30.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(640)

Married64.1%(1,740)

Widowed2.1%(57)

Divorced10.2%(276)

Women 15+

Never married17.7%(492)

Married61.3%(1,708)

Widowed9.8%(274)

Divorced11.2%(312)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 6.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.1%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 73.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.4%(78)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(95)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.3%(154)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 424 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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