As of the census of 2000, according to http://factfinder.census.gov, there were 17,349 people. The racial makeup of the village was 93.3% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.5% Asian, *0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. *As of the year 2000, there were 4 people of this racial category accounted for.
There were 5,977 occupied household units out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the village the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $104,551, and the median income for a family was $132,993. Females had a median income of $44,464. The per capita income for the village was $63,765. About 2.7% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Hinsdale is served by Metra's BNSF Railway Line at three stations: West Hinsdale, Hinsdale, and Highlands. Additionally, Pace operates connecting bus services.