Blaine is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,232 people and five associated neighborhoods, Blaine is the 127th largest community in Washington. Much of the housing stock in Blaine was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Blaine economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Blaine, where the median household income is $81,559.00.

Also of interest is that Blaine 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: 19.36% 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.

Blaine is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.88 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small city, Blaine doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Blaine is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.89% of adults in Blaine have a college degree.

The per capita income in Blaine in 2022 was $45,110, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,440 for a family of four. However, Blaine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Blaine is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blaine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blaine residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Blaine also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Blaine include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

Blaine also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.77%.

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