Bourbon is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 1,529 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bourbon is the 312th largest community in Missouri.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bourbon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.95% of the Bourbon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Bourbon is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bourbon who work in office and administrative support (10.96%), sales jobs (8.06%), and food service (6.93%). Being a small city, Bourbon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Bourbon are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.79% of adults in Bourbon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Bourbon in 2022 was $23,959, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,836 for a family of four. However, Bourbon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bourbon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bourbon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bourbon residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Bourbon include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Bourbon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
