Hinckley is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 1,939 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hinckley is the 322nd largest community in Minnesota.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hinckley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hinckley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Hinckley, just 8.33% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Hinckley in 2022 was $22,078, which is low income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,312 for a family of four. However, Hinckley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hinckley is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hinckley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hinckley residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hinckley include German, Swedish, Irish, Polish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Hinckley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.