Blaine, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	5,172
Male Share of the Population	51%
Female Share of the Population	49%
Senior Citizens	20.7%
Employed Population 16+	2,180
Age of the Population	45

Families

% of people married	56.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	34.9%
Median Earnings25+	$42,027
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$42,404
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$40,399

Wealth

Median Family Income	$92,764
% Above Poverty Level	90.8%
% Below Poverty Level	9.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	3.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1%
% Using Public Transportation	1.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	28.8%
Median Gross Rent	$1,032
Median House Value	$301,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	26.7%
English	15.8%
German	13.6%
Irish	6.6%
Scottish	6.3%
Norwegian	6.2%
French Except Basque	5.4%
Dutch	5.3%
Swedish	5.2%
Italian	2.9%
Icelander	2%
Swiss	1.8%
Danishn	1.7%
Polish	1.6%
Canadian	1.5%
African	1.3%
Lithuanian	0.9%
Russian	0.8%
Hungarian	0.6%
Portuguese	0.4%
Greek	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
West Indian	0.2%
Belizean	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.1%
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Blaine Almanac

Category	Value
County	Whatcom County
Standard Zip Codes	98230
P.O. Box Zip Codes	98231
Phone Area Codes	360
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	48.99
Approximate Longitude	-122.74

Blaine Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BLAINE
Distance	0.5 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 43 F
Apr Temp	38 to 58 F
Jul Temp	51 to 72 F
Oct Temp	40 to 58 F
Annual Precip	41.4 inches

Station	BELLINGHAM INTL AP
Distance	16.5 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 45 F
Apr Temp	41 to 57 F
Jul Temp	54 to 71 F
Oct Temp	43 to 59 F
Annual Precip	36.2 inches

Station	CLEARBROOK
Distance	18.8 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 43 F
Apr Temp	40 to 60 F
Jul Temp	51 to 75 F
Oct Temp	42 to 60 F
Annual Precip	45.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bellingham	87,071	$73,975
Everson	2,641	$63,000
Ferndale	13,622	$80,920
Lynden	13,862	$75,397
Nooksack	1,678	$66,131
Sumas	1,757	$56,313

Blaine Public Schools

Blaine Elementary School
Blaine Elementary, 836 Mitchell Ave
ZIP: 98230
(360) 332-5213
Primary
Total Enrollment 449

Blaine High School
Blaine High School, 1055 H Street
ZIP: 98230
(360) 332-6045
High
Total Enrollment 685

Blaine Home Connections
580 C Street
ZIP: 98230
(360) 332-5881
Other
Total Enrollment 65

Blaine Middle School
Blaine Middle School, 975 H Street
ZIP: 98230
(360) 332-8226
Middle
Total Enrollment 470

Blaine Primary School
Blaine Primary School, 820 Boblett St
ZIP: 98230
(360) 332-1300
Primary
Total Enrollment 512

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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