Bourbon vs West Sullivan

A side-by-side comparison of Bourbon and West Sullivan: population, income, housing, and more.

Bourbon and West Sullivan are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bourbon has the higher population (1,694 vs 252 in West Sullivan). Bourbon has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $49,500 in West Sullivan). West Sullivan has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $116,000 in Bourbon).

Population, income & housing

	Bourbon	West Sullivan
Population	1,694	252
Median age	30.4 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,125	$49,500
Median home value	$116,000	$133,300
Median gross rent	$861	$1,217
Housing units	732	104
Homeownership rate	57.4%	11.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	1.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bourbon	West Sullivan
Population	1,946 → 1,694 (-12.9%)	226 → 252 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$41,625 → $63,125 (+51.7%)	$41,250 → $49,500 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$79,900 → $116,000 (+45.2%)	$92,100 → $133,300 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $861 (+12.5%)	$815 → $1,217 (+49.3%)

Bourbon

Population

1,9461,694

Median household income

$41,625$63,125

Median home value

$79,900$116,000

Median gross rent

$765$861

West Sullivan

Population

226252

Median household income

$41,250$49,500

Median home value

$92,100$133,300

Median gross rent

$815$1,217

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bourbon	West Sullivan
Under 5	6.2%	11.5%
5 to 17	21.2%	9.1%
18 to 24	13.5%	23.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	8.1%	4.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.1%
75 and over	4.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bourbon	West Sullivan
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bourbon	West Sullivan
No high school diploma	18.2%	21.1%
High school graduate	39.1%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bourbon	West Sullivan
Drove alone	65.4%	82.0%
Carpooled	31.1%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bourbon	West Sullivan
1-unit, detached	66.4%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	14.4%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	35.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Bourbon	West Sullivan
Poverty rate	20.5%	20.7%
Average household size	2.69	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1974	2002