Hinsdale is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 17,235 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hinsdale is the 147th largest community in Illinois. Hinsdale home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Hinsdale real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Hinsdale is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 97.43% 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 (21.89%), sales jobs (16.08%), and business and financial occupations (12.97%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 28.05% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Hinsdale is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. 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 nightlife, 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. In Hinsdale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.73 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small village, Hinsdale has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.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 80.79% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Hinsdale in 2022 was $128,458, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $513,832 for a family of four. Hinsdale is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Hinsdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hinsdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hinsdale include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hinsdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
