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.
Overall, Bourbonnais’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
The population of Bourbonnais is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.41% of adults in Bourbonnais have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bourbonnais in 2018 was $32,326, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,304 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, French, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Bourbonnais is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
