Bourbon County is a county of 14,394 people in Kansas. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $113,800. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Density works out to 23 people per square mile. Renters pay $752 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,238, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bourbon County
What changed most since 1990
White share95.6% → 88.8%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.8 → 39.1(+2.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.0% → 23.9%(+9.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.3%(146)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.8%(64)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(215)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(29)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 655 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bourbon County, decade by decade
Bourbon County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
14,966
$48,882
$72,722
14.0%
10.6
2000
15,379
$56,834
$89,990
17.8%
16.1
2010
15,173
$54,730
$109,907
20.4%
19.1
2020
14,360
$56,201
$101,690
21.0%
30.6
2024
14,394
$59,238
$113,800
23.9%
25.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
