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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Blaine, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Blaine, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Blaine’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Blaine does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $81,559.00.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 18.88 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Blaine is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Blaine's cultural character, accounting for 17.77% of the city’s population.

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