EL PASO is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in El Paso, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater El Paso is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $830 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $30,095 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 56% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for El Paso — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
159,328
- Gender balance
56%
- Male skew
56%
- Median income
$30,095
- 1-bedroom rent
$830
- Living wage
$38,563
- Transit fare
$2
- Rent trend
$830
- Most female-leaning zone
53%
- Democratic
57%
- Republican
42%
The shape of the market
Even the most balanced zone, West El Paso, runs about 53% male.
El Paso runs about 56% male, sharpest in Downtown (63%) and Cielo Vista (60%).
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 El Paso
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.
Texas doesn’t register voters by party, so we read the 2024 presidential vote: El Paso County backed Harris about 57% to 42%, one of the bluest big counties in red Texas.
Trump still took about 42% of the heavily Latino county, a notable rightward shift that narrowed a once-lopsided Democratic margin.
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 El Paso County needs about $38,600 a year just to cover the basics.
El Paso’s one-bedroom rents are among the lowest of any major metro and have stayed roughly flat year over year.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A Sun Metro bus fare in El Paso is $1.50 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far East | 20,559 | 55 / 45 | $32,016 | $1,264 |
| West El Paso | 16,771 | 53 / 47 | $38,489 | $1,238 |
| Mission Valley | 15,384 | 57 / 43 | $36,985 | $1,466 |
| Lower Valley | 8,875 | 58 / 42 | $21,866 | $931 |
| East El Paso | 7,923 | 59 / 41 | $31,371 | $1,073 |
| Northeast | 5,350 | 57 / 43 | $26,163 | $1,022 |
| Kern Place | 4,037 | 59 / 41 | $27,531 | $808 |
| Cielo Vista | 3,339 | 60 / 40 | $29,484 | $1,100 |
| Central | 2,708 | 53 / 47 | $19,785 | $898 |
| Downtown | 1,780 | 63 / 37 | $13,431 | $555 |
Local date spots
Real venues across El Paso, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Cielo Vista
Corralito Steakhouse (Airway)
- Cielo Vista
Twin Peaks
- Cielo Vista
Cielo Vista Mall
- Central
L & J Cafe
- East El Paso
Kona Grill - El Paso
- West El Paso
West Texas Chophouse
- Mission Valley
787 Coffee
- Cielo Vista
Ojos Locos Sports Cantina - El Paso
- Downtown
Weso Steakhouse
- East El Paso
Cattle Baron
- East El Paso
787 Coffee
- Central
787 Coffee
- East El Paso
Trattoria Bella Sera
- East El Paso
Morra Mia
- Cielo Vista
Melting Pot
- Northeast
The Shack Wings & Brews
- Northeast
787 Coffee
- Downtown
Salt + Honey Bakery Cafe
- Far East
Clasico Kitchen Bar | Montana Ave
- Kern Place
The Hoppy Monk
- Kern Place
Kaedama
- Downtown
AMO the Pink Cafe in El Paso
- Kern Place
Crave Kitchen & Bar
- Downtown
Anson 11
- Downtown
The Tap Bar & Restaurant
- Central
Coffee Box
- West El Paso
Chelito's - Downtown
- East El Paso
El Chucoviche Mariscos
- Central
The District Pub & Kitchen
- Downtown
Cafe Central