WASHINGTON, DC is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Washington, DC, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Washington, DC is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $2,299 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $72,303 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 46% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
10 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Washington, DC — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
221,254
- Gender balance
46%
- Median income
$72,303
- 1-bedroom rent
$2,299
- Living wage
$55,578
- Transit fare
$2
- Democratic
75%
- Female skew
46%
- High income
$108,887
- Independents
18%
The shape of the market
DC tilts female across most of the District, sharpest along the young H Street corridor at about 41% male; only Capitol Hill leans male.
Incomes run high and political: single Capitol Hill residents, the Hill staffers and lawyers, clear a median near $109,000.
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 Washington, DC
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.
The District registers voters by party, and it is the most one-sided electorate in the country: about 75% Democratic to just 5% Republican, a 15-to-1 edge, with 18% registering no party at all.
Even no-party voters, at about 18%, outnumber registered Republicans more than three to one.
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 the District needs about $55,600 a year just to cover the basics.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
Metrobus is a flat $2.25; Metrorail runs $2.25 to $6.75 by distance and time of day.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Street | 27,507 | 41 / 59 | $79,426 | $2,212 |
| Adams Morgan | 23,225 | 45 / 55 | $97,373 | $2,341 |
| Shaw | 21,774 | 49 / 51 | $86,158 | $2,499 |
| Petworth | 16,065 | 45 / 55 | $62,077 | $1,637 |
| Capitol Hill | 15,342 | 54 / 46 | $108,887 | $2,698 |
| Columbia Heights | 11,410 | 47 / 53 | $77,691 | $1,793 |
| Southwest Waterfront | 6,700 | 48 / 52 | $87,061 | $2,139 |
| Logan Circle | 6,399 | 51 / 49 | $95,488 | $2,298 |
| Georgetown | 5,835 | 46 / 54 | $93,183 | $2,106 |
| Dupont Circle | 2,898 | 43 / 57 | $94,609 | $2,263 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Washington, DC, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Dupont Circle
Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar
- Adams Morgan
Old Ebbitt Grill
- H Street
The Hamilton
- Adams Morgan
Zaytinya
- Southwest Waterfront
Pink Tiger on the Wharf
- Logan Circle
Le Diplomate
- Logan Circle
La Grande Boucherie DC
- Dupont Circle
Filomena Ristorante
- Southwest Waterfront
MI VIDA
- Shaw
SUCCOTASH
- Capitol Hill
Clyde's of Gallery Place
- Dupont Circle
Agora Dc Mediterranean Restaurant
- Logan Circle
Barcelona Wine Bar
- Shaw
Shaw's Tavern
- Capitol Hill
AMBAR Restaurant, Capitol Hill
- H Street
Laos in Town
- Georgetown
Martin's Tavern
- Southwest Waterfront
Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen - Washington D.C.
- Southwest Waterfront
Kirwan’s on the Wharf
- Shaw
Seven Reasons
- Logan Circle
OLIO E PIÙ
- Southwest Waterfront
La Vie
- Georgetown
Fiola Mare
- Adams Morgan
Jack Rose Dining Saloon
- H Street
St. Anselm
- Dupont Circle
Madhatter
- Adams Morgan
L'Ardente
- Shaw
Dacha Beer Garden (Shaw)
- Southwest Waterfront
BISTRO DU JOUR
- Logan Circle
Gypsy Kitchen DC