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 6,371 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 $84,030.00.

A relatively large number of people in Blaine telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.21% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One of the benefits of Blaine is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.85 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Blaine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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: 31.91% of adults in Blaine have a college degree.

The per capita income in Blaine in 2022 was $45,944, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $183,776 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. Important ancestries of people in Blaine include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

Blaine also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.07%.

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