With 6,100 people, Blaine is a city in Washington. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 2,330 people. The median age is 43.4, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $549,600, having more than tripled since 2000. The average commute runs 18 minutes. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,030, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 124%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Blaine
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$180,725 → $549,600(+204%)US over the same years: +67%
Population2,489 → 6,100(+145%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants59.5% → 71.1%(+11.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Blaine's population equals 2.6% of Whatcom County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 4.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.5%(47)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(28)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era74.1%(304)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 410 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Blaine, decade by decade
Blaine population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,489
$56,882
$180,725
14.8%
15.1
2000
3,770
$67,219
$245,559
21.7%
32.5
2010
4,684
$77,972
$374,460
37.1%
37.1
2020
5,884
$88,202
$404,700
38.3%
52.8
2024
6,100
$84,030
$549,600
31.9%
54.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
