Bourbonnais is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,083 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bourbonnais is the 142nd largest community in Illinois.Bourbonnais is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 (13.76%), sales jobs (11.09%), and management occupations (9.60%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Bourbonnais, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Bourbonnais provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. The education level of Bourbonnais citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.11% of adults in Bourbonnais have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bourbonnais in 2022 was $36,367, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,468 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 Polish. The most common language spoken in Bourbonnais is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
