DAVENPORT is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Davenport, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Davenport is open as a field office. The headline reads:
An estimated 61,000 Greater Davenport adults ages 22 to 50 are single.
A market-rate one-bedroom in Davenport asks about $800 a month, cheap for the Quad Cities.
The metro runs male-heavy, about 54% men to 46% women among singles.
Against the metro average, Northeast Davenport stands out as one of the most female-leaning corners of the market — roughly 51% women.
The shape of the market
- Singles, 22 to 50
60,779
- Gender balance
54%
Among Davenport couples, about 14% live together unmarried rather than married, above the national 13%.
Northeast Davenport is the most female-leaning zone, at about 49% men to 51% women.
Davenport runs about 54% male, sharpest in Bettendorf (56%) and West Davenport (55%).
About 54% of Davenport households are couple households — married or living together — roughly in line with the national 54%; the rest are people living alone or with roommates.
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.
The figures above are national benchmarks. In Davenport, date-spot density is thickest in West Davenport, Southwest Davenport, and Bettendorf — the most reliable neighborhoods to take the dating offline.
Dating safety in Davenport
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.
These are national safety benchmarks. The practical local move is the same everywhere — meet first in a busy, public place; in Davenport the highest-traffic date districts are West Davenport, Southwest Davenport, and Bettendorf.
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.
Iowa registers voters by party, and Scott County (Davenport) is led by its independents — about 38% register No Party, the largest bloc, in this purple Quad Cities county.
Among the parties, registered Republicans (32%) now edge Democrats (29%), so the partisan tilt is modestly red beneath the independent plurality.
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
- Median income
$41,276
- 1-bedroom rent
$800
A single adult in Scott County needs about $43,700 a year just to cover the basics.
Davenport’s one-bedroom rents are cheap, typical of the Quad Cities.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A Davenport CitiBus fare is $1.00 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| East Davenport | 5,995 | 52 / 48 | $35,416 | $905 |
| West Davenport | 5,129 | 55 / 45 | $39,856 | $951 |
| Bettendorf | 4,415 | 56 / 44 | $54,736 | $1,189 |
| Northwest Davenport | 4,332 | 52 / 48 | $41,111 | $1,073 |
| Northeast Davenport | 4,190 | 49 / 51 | $44,242 | $993 |
| Southwest Davenport | 1,968 | 54 / 46 | $31,492 | $1,043 |
| East Moline | — | — | $39,346 | $869 |
| Eldridge | — | — | $58,509 | $935 |
| Le Claire | — | — | $52,951 | $1,564 |
| Moline | — | — | $39,452 | $909 |
| Rock Island, IL | — | — | $32,400 | $847 |
Local date spots
- East DavenportDining
Machine Shed Restaurant
- BettendorfDining
Treehouse Pub & Eatery
- Northeast DavenportDining
The Filling Station
- BettendorfActivity
Malibu Jack's Quad Cities
Wheelchair access - Northwest DavenportDining
Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano
- BettendorfDining
The Tangled Wood
- West DavenportDining
Harlan's Fine Foods
- West DavenportActivity
Putnam Museum and Science Center
Wheelchair access - West DavenportCafés
Whitey's Ice Cream
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Southwest DavenportDrinks
Barrel House
- East DavenportDining
Me & Billy
- Northeast DavenportDining
Granite City Food & Brewery
- Rock Island, ILActivity
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Northeast DavenportDining
The Family Restaurant
- BettendorfDrinks
Edison's Gastropub
- Northwest DavenportDining
Front Street Pub & Eatery
- Southwest DavenportDining
Sippis American Grill & Craft Beer
- Rock Island, ILActivity
Figge Art Museum
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - BettendorfActivity
Family Museum
Wheelchair access - West DavenportDining
Armored Gardens
- BettendorfDrinks
Riverside Grille
- Northeast DavenportDrinks
Gypsy Highway
- East DavenportDining
Duck City Bistro
- Northwest DavenportDining
Café d'Marie
- East MolineActivity
The Rust Belt
Wheelchair access - West DavenportCafés
Atomic Coffee Bar
- Northwest DavenportDrinks
Gunchie's Davenport
- Southwest DavenportDrinks
Boozie's Bar & Grill
- East DavenportActivity
Big River Bowling
Wheelchair access - West DavenportCafés
Redband Coffee Co.
- Le ClaireActivity
Buffalo Bill Museum
Wheelchair access - East DavenportDining
Monarch -Kitchen & Bar
- West DavenportCafés
392Caffe
- Northeast DavenportDining
Brew
- Southwest DavenportCafés
The Coffee Revolution
- Rock Island, ILActivity
Adler Theatre
Wheelchair access - Southwest DavenportDining
D' Lua on the River
- Southwest DavenportCafés
Here's The Scoop
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Northeast DavenportDining
Kobe Sushi and Hibachi
- Southwest DavenportDrinks
Jack's Locust Street Tavern
- Southwest DavenportDrinks
Circle Tap
- West DavenportDining
Grubeez 2014
- West DavenportCafés
Sweet Delite Ice Cream
Good for groupsWheelchair access - East DavenportCafés
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - West DavenportDrinks
UP Skybar & Lounge
- East DavenportDining
The Half Nelson
- East DavenportCafés
The Coffee Revolution
- Southwest DavenportCafés
Lagomarcino's Confectionery
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Northeast DavenportDrinks
Firehouse Bar & Grill
- Northeast DavenportActivity
Bowlmor Lanes
Wheelchair access - BettendorfCafés
Gravastar Coffee (Formerly Coffee Hound)
- Southwest DavenportCafés
The Brewed Book - Coffee Shop & Used Book Store
- BettendorfCafés
Cold Stone Creamery
Good for groupsWheelchair access - BettendorfActivity
Iron Tee Golf
Wheelchair access - Southwest DavenportActivity
Rock Island Arsenal Museum
Wheelchair access - Northwest DavenportDrinks
Public House
- West DavenportCafés
Redband Coffee Co.
- MolineCafés
Country Style
Wheelchair access - Northeast DavenportCafés
Dunn Brothers Coffee
- Northwest DavenportCafés
Country Style Ice Cream & Coffee
Wheelchair access