LEXINGTON is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Lexington, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Lexington is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $995 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $39,398 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 53% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Lexington — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
97,802
- Gender balance
53%
- Male skew
53%
- Median income
$39,398
- 1-bedroom rent
$995
- Living wage
$42,266
- Transit fare
$1
- Rent trend
$995
- Most female-leaning zone
45%
- Democratic
52%
- Independent
14%
The shape of the market
UK Campus is the most female-leaning zone, at about 45% men to 55% women.
Lexington runs about 53% male, sharpest in South Lexington (61%) and North Lexington (57%).
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 Lexington
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.
Kentucky registers voters by party, and Fayette County (Lexington) is Democratic-majority at about 52% to 34% Republican — a blue island in red Kentucky, though Kentucky keeps many conservative registered Democrats.
About 14% register Other or independent, and the Democratic registration edge here far exceeds the rest of Kentucky.
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 Fayette County needs about $42,300 a year just to cover the basics.
Lexington’s one-bedroom rents have held essentially flat year over year, cheap for a college town.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A Lextran bus fare in Lexington is just $1.00 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tates Creek | 9,723 | 51 / 49 | $35,671 | $1,136 |
| UK Campus | 9,071 | 45 / 55 | $14,702 | $959 |
| Masterson Station | 8,205 | 52 / 48 | $42,557 | $1,302 |
| Hamburg | 7,743 | 49 / 51 | $51,787 | $1,394 |
| Georgetown | 7,665 | 56 / 44 | $46,136 | $1,246 |
| South Lexington | 6,294 | 61 / 39 | $44,528 | $1,361 |
| Nicholasville | 5,990 | 52 / 48 | $38,188 | $1,154 |
| Southland | 5,888 | 57 / 43 | $43,128 | $1,168 |
| Chevy Chase | 5,723 | 54 / 46 | $53,213 | $1,089 |
| North Lexington | 4,364 | 57 / 43 | $32,111 | $925 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Lexington, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Hamburg
Malone's Hamburg
- Georgetown
Cattleman's Roadhouse
- South Lexington
Carson's Food & Drink - On Main
- South Lexington
Bella Notte
- South Lexington
Winchell's Restaurant and Bar
- Southland
Dave's Hot Chicken
- Nicholasville
Copper River Grill
- Southland
Bourbon n' Toulouse
- North Lexington
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse - Lexington
- Chevy Chase
Josie's Restaurant
- Tates Creek
Agave & Rye Lexington Fayette
- Georgetown
Galvin's
- North Lexington
Agave & Rye Lexington Square
- Masterson Station
Windy Corner Market
- Masterson Station
Sedona Taphouse
- Nicholasville
Drake's
- Tates Creek
Sedona Taphouse
- Georgetown
Favas 1910 Diner | Southern
- Southland
Marikka's Restaurant & Bier Stube
- Tates Creek
J. Render's Southern Table & Bar
- South Lexington
OBC Kitchen
- Hamburg
Drake's Hamburg
- Hamburg
Double Dogs
- South Lexington
Shamrock Bar & Grille
- North Lexington
Corto Lima
- South Lexington
Zen Sushi and Sake
- Tates Creek
Drake's Lexington
- Hamburg
Osaka Japanese Restaurant Hamburg (Inside Holiday Inn)
- Nicholasville
Coffee Times Coffee House
- North Lexington
North Lime Coffee & Donuts - Limestone