Shoreline is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 59,690 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Shoreline is the 22nd largest community in Washington.

Shoreline home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Shoreline real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Shoreline has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.46% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Shoreline is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Shoreline is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Shoreline, the average commute to work is 30.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Shoreline is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Shoreline, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Shoreline, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Shoreline is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.42% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Shoreline in 2022 was $55,932, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $223,728 for a family of four. However, Shoreline contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Shoreline is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shoreline home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shoreline residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Shoreline include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European.

Shoreline also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.13%.

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