Bourbon vs La Paz

A side-by-side comparison of Bourbon and La Paz: population, income, housing, and more.

Bourbon and La Paz are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bourbon has the higher population (1,816 vs 498 in La Paz). La Paz has the higher median household income ($75,750 vs $71,375 in Bourbon). Bourbon has the higher median home value ($156,800 vs $121,900 in La Paz).

Population, income & housing

	Bourbon	La Paz
Population	1,816	498
Median age	32.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,375	$75,750
Median home value	$156,800	$121,900
Median gross rent	$848	$634
Housing units	765	262
Homeownership rate	74.6%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bourbon	La Paz
Population	2,023 → 1,816 (-10.2%)	562 → 498 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$54,333 → $71,375 (+31.4%)	$40,625 → $75,750 (+86.5%)
Median home value	$106,600 → $156,800 (+47.1%)	$77,800 → $121,900 (+56.7%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $848 (+38.8%)	$877 → $634 (-27.7%)

Bourbon

Population

2,0231,816

Median household income

$54,333$71,375

Median home value

$106,600$156,800

Median gross rent

$611$848

La Paz

Population

562498

Median household income

$40,625$75,750

Median home value

$77,800$121,900

Median gross rent

$877$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bourbon	La Paz
Under 5	7.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	23.5%	8.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	18.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	6.8%
65 to 74	6.6%	23.3%
75 and over	4.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bourbon	La Paz
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bourbon	La Paz
No high school diploma	6.8%	13.6%
High school graduate	36.5%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bourbon	La Paz
Drove alone	72.4%	91.7%
Carpooled	8.3%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	6.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	1.9%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bourbon	La Paz
1-unit, detached	82.2%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bourbon	La Paz
Poverty rate	11.0%	18.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1958	1951