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Blaine, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Blaine, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,710. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BLAINE-WA · Blaine, WA 1 ZIPs · 15,710 pop · #7245/25278 · Whatcom County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $86,623
  • RANK-UPPER #7245/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Everson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,710
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $499,800

Nearest income peer: Everson, WA (+ $2,101 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Blaine

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Blaine on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Blaine, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,710
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,623
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 98230 (15,710 residents). Household income $86,623 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Blaine as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Mount Vernon is the closest lower-income city and Oysterville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Blaine.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 98230, is all of Blaine

There is no split to weigh here: 98230 holds every one of Blaine's 15,710 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Blaine's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 450 establishments, 4,243 employees , annual payroll $339,232k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98230 (450 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (59) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Blaine, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Whatcom County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Blaine. See the Whatcom County roll-up →

Blaine lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Whatcom County: Ferndale, Lynden and Custer earn more and Bellingham, Maple Falls and Deming earn less. Maple Falls marks the far end of that range at $51,361, 41% below Blaine.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98230 15,710 $86,623 450 139
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Blaine roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Blaine, .