CEDAR RAPIDS is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Cedar Rapids, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Cedar Rapids is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $865 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $42,501 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 56% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Cedar Rapids — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
45,334
- Gender balance
56%
- Male skew
56%
- Median income
$42,501
- 1-bedroom rent
$865
- Living wage
$42,286
- Transit fare
$1
- Rent trend
$865
- Most female-leaning zone
49%
- No-party independents
36%
- Democratic
35%
The shape of the market
Downtown Cedar Rapids is the most female-leaning zone, at about 49% men to 51% women.
Cedar Rapids runs about 56% male, sharpest in Hiawatha (58%) and East Cedar Rapids (57%).
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 Cedar Rapids
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.
Registered Democrats are a close second at about 35%, ahead of Republicans (29%), so the partisan tilt is modestly blue beneath an independent plurality.
Iowa registers voters by party, and Linn County (Cedar Rapids) is led by its independents — about 36% register No Party, the largest bloc, edging registered Democrats.
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 Linn County needs about $42,300 a year just to cover the basics.
Cedar Rapids’s one-bedroom rents are cheap, typical of the Iowa Corridor.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A CR Transit fare in Cedar Rapids is $1.00 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Cedar Rapids | 10,134 | 55 / 45 | $36,939 | $916 |
| Northeast Cedar Rapids | 8,795 | 53 / 47 | $42,147 | $1,054 |
| West Cedar Rapids | 5,106 | 52 / 48 | $41,582 | $1,087 |
| Marion | 4,914 | 52 / 48 | $44,660 | $962 |
| East Cedar Rapids | 3,553 | 57 / 43 | $43,044 | $870 |
| Hiawatha | 1,521 | 58 / 42 | $43,378 | $855 |
| Downtown Cedar Rapids | 1,054 | 49 / 51 | $25,380 | $778 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Cedar Rapids, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Northeast Cedar Rapids
Zeppelins
- Hiawatha
30hop
- Downtown Cedar Rapids
Black Sheep Social Club
- Northeast Cedar Rapids
The Blind Pig
- Downtown Cedar Rapids
The Map Room
- East Cedar Rapids
LP - Street Food
- Marion
Napoli's Italian Restaurant
- West Cedar Rapids
Tornado's Grub & Pub
- East Cedar Rapids
Lucky's on 16th
- Downtown Cedar Rapids
Pub 217
- Hiawatha
Oscar's Restaurant
- Downtown Cedar Rapids
Parlor City Pub & Eatery
- West Cedar Rapids
Tommy's West Restaurant
- Northeast Cedar Rapids
O's Grill
- Downtown Cedar Rapids
The Pedaler's Fork
- Northeast Cedar Rapids
Bricks Bar & Grill
- Downtown Cedar Rapids
Cobble Hill
- Hiawatha
Paradise Indian Grill
- Northeast Cedar Rapids
The Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery
- Hiawatha
Lucky Penny
- Southwest Cedar Rapids
Golden Apple Buffet
- Northeast Cedar Rapids
Brewhemia
- West Cedar Rapids
Czech Town Station
- Marion
Goldfinch Tap + Eatery
- Hiawatha
Pita'z Mediterranean and American Cuisine
- Northeast Cedar Rapids
7 Brew Coffee
- West Cedar Rapids
7 Brew Coffee
- East Cedar Rapids
Big Grove Brewery & Taproom
- Marion
Barrel House
- Downtown Cedar Rapids
Dash Coffee Roasters