Hinsdale is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 17,482 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Hinsdale is the 134th largest community in Illinois.

Hinsdale is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 93.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hinsdale is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hinsdale who work in management occupations (23.24%), sales jobs (17.88%), and office and administrative support jobs (8.87%).

Of important note, Hinsdale is also a village of artists. Hinsdale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hinsdale's character.

Also of interest is that Hinsdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Hinsdale is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Hinsdale is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hinsdale really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hinsdale perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Even though Hinsdale is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly the train - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Hinsdale Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Hinsdale, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Hinsdale is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 68.61% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Hinsdale in 2000 was $63,765, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,060 for a family of four. However, Hinsdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hinsdale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hinsdale is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hinsdale include Irish, German, English, Italian, Polish, Swedish, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in Hinsdale is English.