Bourbonnais is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Bourbonnais enrolled in college, Bourbonnais has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
The education level of Bourbonnais citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.04% of adults in Bourbonnais have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bourbonnais in 2022 was $34,742, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,968 for a family of four. However, Bourbonnais contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bourbonnais is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Bourbonnais home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bourbonnais residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bourbonnais include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Bourbonnais is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
