Shoreline is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 52,954 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Shoreline is the 13th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Shoreline is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Shoreline is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shoreline who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.80%), sales jobs (10.93%), and management occupations (9.31%).

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

In addition, Shoreline is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Shoreline are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Shoreline Information and Demographics

The population of Shoreline is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.34% of adults in Shoreline have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Shoreline in 2000 was $24,959, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,836 for a family of four.

Shoreline is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shoreline home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Shoreline is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Shoreline include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Swedish, and Scottish.

Shoreline also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.89%.

The languages spoken by people in Shoreline are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Shoreline is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Spanish, and Korean.