AKRON is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Akron, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Akron is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $825 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $39,051 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 53% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Akron — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
130,215
- Gender balance
53%
- Male skew
53%
- Median income
$39,051
- 1-bedroom rent
$825
- Living wage
$43,472
- Transit fare
$1
- Rent trend
$825
- Most female-leaning zone
43%
- Democratic
53%
- Republican
46%
The shape of the market
West Akron is the most female-leaning zone, at about 43% men to 57% women.
Akron runs about 53% male, sharpest in North Akron (58%) and Tallmadge (58%).
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Akron
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Ohio doesn’t have true party registration, so we read the 2024 presidential vote: Summit County (Akron) backed Harris about 53% to 46% — a Democratic-leaning Rust Belt county.
Trump took about 46% of Summit County — a sizable conservative minority beneath a blue-leaning metro.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Summit County needs about $43,500 a year just to cover the basics.
Akron’s one-bedroom rents are among the cheaper Rust Belt markets, softly firming.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A METRO RTA bus fare in Akron is $1.25 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Falls | 6,660 | 52 / 48 | $39,090 | $1,028 |
| Stow | 6,570 | 52 / 48 | $45,923 | $1,183 |
| Northwest Akron | 6,453 | 48 / 52 | $44,761 | $1,074 |
| Barberton | 6,279 | 55 / 45 | $35,939 | $869 |
| North Akron | 5,213 | 58 / 42 | $29,752 | $980 |
| Southeast Akron | 4,831 | 55 / 45 | $37,467 | $998 |
| West Akron | 4,090 | 43 / 57 | $29,881 | $948 |
| Kenmore | 4,058 | 48 / 52 | $30,142 | $967 |
| South Akron | 3,220 | 54 / 46 | $40,430 | $1,151 |
| Tallmadge | 2,185 | 58 / 42 | $42,738 | $1,081 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Akron, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- North Akron
Luigi's Restaurant
- Cuyahoga Falls
The Blue Door Café & Bakery
- West Akron
Akron Family Restaurant
- Northwest Akron
Lock 15 Brewing Company
- Tallmadge
Sammie's Bar and Grill
- Barberton
Belgrade Gardens
- Cuyahoga Falls
On Tap Cuyahoga Falls
- Tallmadge
Firehouse Grille & Pub
- Tallmadge
Tres Potrillos
- Stow
Panini's Bar & Grill
- South Akron
Diamond Deli
- Stow
Tip Top Restaurant & Catering
- North Akron
Crave
- South Akron
Barley House
- Cuyahoga Falls
Butcher & Sprout
- Cuyahoga Falls
Beau's on the River
- Northwest Akron
Artisan Coffee
- Northwest Akron
D'Agnese's at White Pond Akron
- West Akron
Ken Stewart's Grille
- Southeast Akron
Main Street Saloon
- Tallmadge
La Mexicana Cantina & Grill Tallmadge
- Cuyahoga Falls
Darby's on 59
- Stow
Nervous Dog Coffee Bar, Stow
- Northwest Akron
Angel Falls Coffee Company
- Barberton
Green Diamond Grille & Pub
- Stow
The Basement Sports Bar & Grill in Stow
- Stow
Garretts Mill Diner
- Stow
Bangkok Thai Restaurant
- Northwest Akron
Iron Grill
- Cuyahoga Falls
The Boulevard Tavern