Bourbonnais

Population: 18,109
Median household income: $81,017
Median home value: $242,600

Bourbonnais, a community in Kankakee County, Illinois, has 18,109 residents. Its median household income of $81,017 runs above the Kankakee County figure of $68,325.

From 2019 to 2023, Bourbonnais's population declined 7.9% from 19,653 to 18,109, while its median home value rose 39.7% from $173,700 to $242,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.0% of the population. 79.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,109
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $81,017
Median home value: $242,600
Median gross rent: $1,132
Housing units: 6,500
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,65318,109

Median household income

$73,882$81,017

Median home value

$173,700$242,600

Median gross rent

$920$1,132

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,653	$73,882	$173,700	$920
2020	19,639	$76,920	$188,000	$940
2021	18,959	$72,819	$195,200	$979
2022	18,125	$77,738	$238,000	$1,112
2023	18,109	$81,017	$242,600	$1,132

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2417.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	858	4.7%
5 to 17	2,946	16.3%
18 to 24	3,218	17.8%
25 to 34	2,106	11.6%
35 to 44	2,054	11.3%
45 to 54	1,950	10.8%
55 to 64	2,228	12.3%
65 to 74	1,677	9.3%
75 and over	1,072	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,221	73.0%
Black or African American	1,935	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	619	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.4%
Two or more races	953	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,313	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	513	4.6%
High school graduate	3,855	34.8%
Some college or associate's	3,056	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,217	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,446	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,693	79.1%
Carpooled	555	6.6%
Public transit	75	0.9%
Walked	397	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	571	6.8%
Other means	168	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,895	49.4%
15 to 29 min	2,415	30.6%
30 to 44 min	644	8.2%
45 to 59 min	390	4.9%
60+ min	544	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 9.7% (1,530 of 15,767)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,189	69.6%
Nonfamily households	1,833	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,022	92.6%
Vacant	478	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,227	70.2%
Renter-occupied	1,795	29.8%

1-unit, detached65.8%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,277	65.8%
1-unit, attached	517	8.0%
2 to 4 units	656	10.1%
5 to 19 units	1,012	15.6%
20 or more units	38	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1707471
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 9.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1830, -87.8785