COLORADO SPRINGS is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Colorado Springs, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Colorado Springs is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,100 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $45,801 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 60% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Colorado Springs — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
118,203
- Gender balance
60%
- Male skew
60%
- Median income
$45,801
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,100
- Living wage
$50,232
- Transit fare
$2
- Rent trend
$1,100
- Most female-leaning zone
51%
- Unaffiliated
53%
- Republican
28%
The shape of the market
Even the most balanced zone, Monument, runs about 51% male.
Colorado Springs runs about 60% male, sharpest in Broadmoor (65%) and Old Colorado City (61%).
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 Colorado Springs
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.
Among those who pick a side, registered Republicans (28%) nearly double Democrats (16%), so the dating pool skews conservative and independent.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
Colorado registers voters by party, and in El Paso County (Colorado Springs) a majority — about 53% — are Unaffiliated, the conservative-leaning counterpoint to Denver.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in El Paso County, Colorado needs about $50,200 a year just to cover the basics.
Colorado Springs’ one-bedroom rents have leveled off after a steep boom-era run-up, roughly flat to slightly down year over year.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A Mountain Metropolitan Transit fare in Colorado Springs is $1.75 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Academy | 9,362 | 60 / 40 | $43,571 | $1,648 |
| Old North End | 6,713 | 56 / 44 | $41,746 | $1,505 |
| Briargate | 5,034 | 58 / 42 | $51,801 | $2,061 |
| Fountain | 4,885 | 59 / 41 | $46,690 | $1,717 |
| Downtown | 4,333 | 58 / 42 | $35,261 | $1,247 |
| Broadmoor | 4,235 | 65 / 35 | $51,592 | $1,722 |
| Powers | 4,114 | 55 / 45 | $37,798 | $1,537 |
| Old Colorado City | 4,084 | 61 / 39 | $42,681 | $1,474 |
| Security-Widefield | 3,860 | 60 / 40 | $44,012 | $1,755 |
| Monument | 2,732 | 51 / 49 | $65,125 | $2,068 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Colorado Springs, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Broadmoor
The Broadmoor
- North Academy
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
- Powers
Edelweiss German Restaurant
- Powers
Texas Roadhouse
- Powers
Bubba's 33
- Downtown
The Rabbit Hole
- Old Colorado City
Paravicini's Italian Bistro
- Old Colorado City
Mother Muffs
- Fountain
Black Bear Diner Fountain
- Downtown
Shuga's
- Security-Widefield
The Airplane Restaurant
- Briargate
Saltgrass Steak House
- Old North End
Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse & Tavern
- Monument
Rosie's Diner
- Old Colorado City
Jake and Telly’s Greek Taverna
- Downtown
GAIA MASALA AND BURGER Colorado Springs
- Downtown
JINYA Ramen Bar - Colorado Springs
- Broadmoor
Golden Bee
- Monument
La Casa Fiesta Restaurant
- Security-Widefield
3 Margaritas Co. Springs / Fountain
- Old Colorado City
Thunder and Buttons II
- Downtown
Jives Coffee Lounge
- Security-Widefield
Hatch Cover
- Briargate
Ted's Montana Grill
- Briargate
Urban Egg
- Downtown
Loyal Coffee
- Old North End
Odyssey Gastropub
- Old North End
Alchemy
- Old Colorado City
TAPAteria
- North Academy
Dublin House Sports Bar and Grill