Jury Pool Profile
Grand Isle County, Vermont
- County seat
- North Hero
- Judicial district
- Grand Isle County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,511
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,450.
At a glance
Grand Isle County is a 7,511-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $98,799, $15,963 above the VT state median of $82,836; 44.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 21.0% of covered employment, average pay $28,281/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.38%, above the 2.63% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,450
- Median household income
- $97,396
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 0%.
Grand Isle County has a population of 7,450, with a median age of 48.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.2%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $98,799; 44.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest published sector at 21.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.38%, above the Vermont state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grand Isle County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.2% in 2024, 59.9% in 2020, 55.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (424 individuals).