Blaine is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 75,172 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Blaine is the tenth largest community in Minnesota. 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 $106,801.00.

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: 20.62% 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.

The education level of Blaine citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.85% of adults in Blaine have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Blaine in 2022 was $46,842, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,368 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blaine include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.

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