JACKSONVILLE is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Jacksonville, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Jacksonville is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,100 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $41,729 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 53% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Jacksonville — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
284,937
- Gender balance
53%
- Male skew
53%
- Median income
$41,729
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,100
- Living wage
$46,259
- Transit fare
$1
- Rent trend
$1,100
- Most female-leaning zone
48%
- Democratic
37%
- Npa
22%
The shape of the market
Northside is the most female-leaning zone, at about 48% men to 52% women.
Jacksonville runs about 53% male, sharpest in Downtown (78%) and Orange Park (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 Jacksonville
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.
Florida registers voters by party, and Duval County (Jacksonville) is a registration toss-up — Democrats edge Republicans by under a point, about 37% to 37%.
About 22% register with No Party Affiliation, and with Republicans nearly tied with Democrats, Duval is a genuinely purple county.
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 Duval County needs about $46,300 a year just to cover the basics.
Jacksonville’s one-bedroom rents have softened, roughly flat to slightly down year over year as new apartment supply comes online.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A JTA bus fare in Jacksonville is $1.00 one way during a current fare-reduction period.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside | 16,080 | 55 / 45 | $49,082 | $1,698 |
| Northside | 13,708 | 48 / 52 | $36,708 | $1,503 |
| Arlington | 7,722 | 52 / 48 | $32,760 | $1,185 |
| Orange Park | 7,671 | 60 / 40 | $38,360 | $1,472 |
| San Marco | 7,102 | 56 / 44 | $40,493 | $1,266 |
| Riverside | 6,767 | 51 / 49 | $42,345 | $1,263 |
| Mandarin | 6,575 | 51 / 49 | $42,560 | $1,518 |
| Jacksonville Beach | 5,370 | 53 / 47 | $57,149 | $1,787 |
| Springfield | 3,707 | 49 / 51 | $27,416 | $860 |
| Downtown | 2,531 | 78 / 22 | $20,177 | $1,124 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Jacksonville, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Northside
Dockside Seafood Restaurant Jax Beach
- Riverside
River & Post
- Springfield
Tulua Bistro Springfield
- Orange Park
Metro Diner
- Riverside
Kickbacks Gastropub
- Mandarin
Julington Creek Fish Camp
- Riverside
Hoptinger Bier Garden & Sausage House
- Southside
Purple Roots
- Riverside
Lola's Burrito & Burger Joint
- Northside
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
- Jacksonville Beach
Salt Life Food Shack
- Orange Park
OP Fish House and Oyster Bar
- Springfield
Uptown Kitchen & Bar
- Southside
Culhane's Irish Pub & Restaurant
- Orange Park
The Urban Bean Coffeehouse Cafe
- Downtown
The Southern Grill
- Jacksonville Beach
Beachside Seafood Restaurant
- Northside
Junior's Seafood Restaurant and Grill
- Downtown
Cowford Chophouse
- Northside
bb's restaurant and bar
- Downtown
Chart House
- Arlington
Keg & Coin
- San Marco
European Street Cafe
- Southside
Tequilas D´ Oro Mexican Restaurant | Jacksonville
- Riverside
Arepa Please
- Mandarin
Mandarin Landing
- Southside
Wicked Barley Brewing Company
- San Marco
Taverna
- Mandarin
Miller's Ale House
- Springfield
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