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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.21% 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.

One of the nice things about Blaine is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Blaine spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.85 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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: 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.

In addition, Blaine has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.07%).

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