In addition, Bourbonnais is a college town. There are a lot of students in Bourbonnais attending college, and as a result Bourbonnais provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
In terms of college education, Bourbonnais is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.04% of adults in Bourbonnais have a college 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.
