Bourbonnais is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,042 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bourbonnais is the 142nd largest community in Illinois.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bourbonnais is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bourbonnais is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bourbonnais who work in office and administrative support (13.55%), sales jobs (10.92%), and management occupations (10.18%). Also of interest is that Bourbonnais has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. 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.
