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. Blaine has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Blaine, where the median household income is $81,559.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Blaine is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blaine is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Blaine who work in office and administrative support (14.39%), management occupations (8.91%), and food service (7.68%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Blaine telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.36% 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. 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. One of the benefits of Blaine is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.88 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. As is often the case in a small city, Blaine doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Blaine citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.89% of adults in Blaine have at least a bachelor's 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.
