Blaine is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 71,739 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Blaine is the tenth largest community in Minnesota. Blaine real estate is some of the most expensive in Minnesota, although Blaine house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.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 professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blaine who work in office and administrative support (12.63%), management occupations (11.97%), and sales jobs (9.75%). 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 17.19% 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. The citizens of Blaine are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.58% of adults in Blaine have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Blaine in 2022 was $44,013, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,052 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 German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English. The most common language spoken in Blaine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
