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Grand Isle, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Grand Isle is a Census CDP of 243 people across 0.62 square miles of land, in Aroostook County. Median household income is $35,156, 67.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $254,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grand Isle
What Grand Isle is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.62 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land392 plus or minus 116
- County holding the largest share of its areaAroostook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Grand Isle
- Population243 plus or minus 72
- Median age61.3
- Population under 1820 plus or minus 23
- Share under 188.2 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Population 65 and over79 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over32.5 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Households133 plus or minus 39
- Family households41 plus or minus 20
- Share of households that are families30.8 percent plus or minus 12.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Grand Isle
- Median household income$35,156 plus or minus $14,299
- Per capita income$31,207
- Civilian labor force91 plus or minus 43
- Employed72 plus or minus 42
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate20.9 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Adults 25 and over201 plus or minus 64
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.0 percent plus or minus 40.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.4 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Grand Isle
- Housing units141 plus or minus 41
- Occupied units133 plus or minus 39
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied90 plus or minus 31
- Renter occupied43 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate67.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$82,200 plus or minus $23,452
- Median gross rent, monthly$585 plus or minus $295
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Single family units104 plus or minus 38
- Share single family73.8 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more20.6 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Grand Isle gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute72 plus or minus 42
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.7 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more25 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.7 percent plus or minus 44.4
- Drove alone100.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Grand Isle (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$254,000
- Average approval$254,000
- Median approval$254,000
- Largest approval$254,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Isle, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Grand Isle
- NFIP communityTown of Grand Isle
- NFIP community number230167
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/85(M)
The Town of Grand Isle participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230167 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Aroostook County, not Grand Isle
Aroostook County context, not Grand Isle figures
- Establishments in Aroostook County1,903
- Covered employment, Aroostook County25,999
- Average annual pay, Aroostook County$51,148
- Housing units permitted, Aroostook County82
Every figure in this section is published for Aroostook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Grand Isle.
All Aroostook County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Grand Isle questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grand Isle, Maine?
243, in 133 households. Grand Isle CDP covers 0.62 square miles of land, which is 392 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grand Isle in?
Aroostook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Grand Isle?
$35,156. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $82,200. Median gross rent is $585 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Grand Isle businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $254,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $254,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Isle, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Grand Isle borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Grand Isle. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Grand Isle in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Grand Isle appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grand Isle, town of, community 230167, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Grand Isle figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Aroostook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Grand Isle.
Is zoning published for Grand Isle?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.