GREENSBORO is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Greensboro, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Greensboro is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,050 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $36,141 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 50% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Greensboro — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
141,307
- Gender balance
50%
- Male skew
50%
- Median income
$36,141
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,050
- Living wage
$46,842
- Transit fare
$2
- Rent trend
$1,050
- Most female-leaning zone
44%
- Unaffiliated
38%
- Democratic
39%
The shape of the market
High Point is the most female-leaning zone, at about 44% men to 56% women.
Greensboro runs about 50% male, sharpest in Lake Jeanette (58%) and South (52%).
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 Greensboro
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.
North Carolina registers voters by party, and Guilford County (Greensboro) is narrowly Democratic-plurality at about 39%, but the Unaffiliated bloc is right behind at 38%.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
The Unaffiliated bloc (38%) nearly ties Democrats and far outnumbers Republicans (23%), so the affiliated split is genuinely competitive.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Guilford County needs about $46,800 a year just to cover the basics.
Greensboro’s one-bedroom rents have risen modestly year over year, cheap by big-metro standards.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A GTA bus fare in Greensboro is $1.50 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South | 14,390 | 52 / 48 | $36,538 | $1,149 |
| Adams Farm | 13,353 | 48 / 52 | $34,159 | $1,154 |
| Northeast | 11,597 | 44 / 56 | $30,219 | $1,047 |
| Northwest | 9,260 | 45 / 55 | $47,633 | $1,397 |
| High Point | 7,476 | 44 / 56 | $42,253 | $1,203 |
| Downtown | 7,444 | 44 / 56 | $22,290 | $948 |
| College Hill | 7,396 | 49 / 51 | $25,404 | $1,075 |
| Lake Jeanette | 5,313 | 58 / 42 | $48,489 | $1,336 |
| Jamestown | 2,497 | 48 / 52 | $51,295 | $1,364 |
| Irving Park | 2,240 | 48 / 52 | $50,518 | $1,169 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Greensboro, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Adams Farm
Darryl's Wood Fired Grill
- College Hill
Hops Burger Bar
- Northeast
Dear Dad's Restaurant
- Irving Park
Hops Burger Bar
- Northeast
Print Works Bistro
- Northeast
Green Valley Grill
- Lake Jeanette
Village Tavern
- Downtown
Boxcar Bar + Arcade
- Northwest
Herbie's Place
- Downtown
Natty Greene's Downtown
- South
Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen
- Northeast
Awoo Coffee
- Jamestown
The Full Moon Oyster Bar - Jamestown
- College Hill
Sticks & Stones
- Lake Jeanette
Charbar no. 7
- Jamestown
Cooper's Ale House
- Jamestown
Southern Roots Restaurant
- High Point
Sammy G's Tavern
- College Hill
Lindley Park Filling Station
- South
Stumble Stilskins
- Adams Farm
Kapadokia Grill - Mediterranean Turkish
- College Hill
The Upper Deck Kitchen & Cocktails
- High Point
Chophouse
- Jamestown
Peppers Indian Grill and Bar
- Northeast
Noor Kitchen & Cocktails
- South
Melt Kitchen and Bar
- Irving Park
Pastabilities
- Northeast
Freeman's Grub & Pub
- South
The Sage Mule
- High Point
Otto and Blue