AMARILLO is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Amarillo, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Amarillo is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $890 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $37,649 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 56% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Amarillo — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
40,894
- Gender balance
56%
- Male skew
56%
- Median income
$37,649
- 1-bedroom rent
$890
- Living wage
$37,502
- Transit fare
$1
- Rent trend
$890
- Most female-leaning zone
48%
- Democratic
22%
- Republican
77%
The shape of the market
South Amarillo is the most female-leaning zone, at about 48% men to 52% women.
Amarillo runs about 56% male, sharpest in East Amarillo (67%) and Southwest Amarillo (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 Amarillo
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.
Harris took about 22% of the metro, so progressive daters are a small minority in the deeply conservative Panhandle.
Texas doesn’t register voters by party, so we read the 2024 presidential vote: the Amarillo metro (Potter and Randall counties) backed Trump about 77% to 22% — one of the most Republican markets we cover.
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 Potter County needs about $37,500 a year just to cover the basics.
Amarillo’s one-bedroom rents are cheap and roughly flat year over year.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
An Amarillo City Transit fare is $1.00 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Amarillo | 7,432 | 67 / 33 | $26,067 | $1,026 |
| Southwest Amarillo | 6,806 | 58 / 42 | $39,600 | $986 |
| West Amarillo | 4,269 | 57 / 43 | $35,309 | $1,046 |
| Canyon | 3,829 | 58 / 42 | $40,176 | $990 |
| Southwest Randall | 2,716 | 50 / 50 | $62,778 | $1,283 |
| South Amarillo | 2,631 | 48 / 52 | $39,450 | $1,258 |
| Central Amarillo | 1,693 | 52 / 48 | $34,537 | $1,028 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Amarillo, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- East Amarillo
The Big Texan Steak Ranch & Brewery
- South Amarillo
Twin Peaks Amarillo
- West Amarillo
Bubba's 33
- East Amarillo
Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux - Amarillo Restaurant
- Southwest Amarillo
Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant
- Central Amarillo
Coyote Bluff Cafe
- Southwest Randall
Feldman's Wrong Way Diner
- Southwest Randall
Green Chile Willy's
- South Amarillo
Yellow City Street Food - YCSF
- West Amarillo
Lazy Gator
- East Amarillo
Roasters Coffee & Tea
- East Amarillo
The Corner Grill
- Southwest Amarillo
Smokey Joe's
- Southwest Amarillo
Texas Firehouse Sports Bar & Grill
- South Amarillo
Georgia Street Taphouse
- Southwest Amarillo
The 806 Coffee + Lounge
- South Amarillo
Girasol Cafe and Bakery
- Central Amarillo
Six Car Pub & Brewery
- West Amarillo
Cask & Cork
- Canyon
Ranch House Cafe
- Southwest Amarillo
Valore Italian Restaurant and Grill
- Central Amarillo
Zombiez Bar & Grill
- Southwest Randall
Buff's
- Southwest Randall
Roasters Coffee & Tea
- Canyon
Sayakomarn's Restaurant | Thai
- Canyon
Bears Burgers and Dawgs
- Southwest Randall
Mickey's Place
- Southwest Randall
Sad Monkey Mercantile
- Central Amarillo
Broken Spoke Lounge
- Central Amarillo
Pub 26