OGDEN is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Ogden, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Ogden is open as a field office. The headline reads:
An estimated 86,000 Greater Ogden adults ages 22 to 50 are single.
A market-rate one-bedroom in Ogden asks about $1,000 a month, cheap for the Wasatch Front.
The metro runs male-heavy, about 57% men to 43% women among singles.
Median individual income across the metro is about $44,200.
The shape of the market
- Singles, 22 to 50
86,193
- Gender balance
57%
Among Ogden couples, about 8% live together unmarried rather than married, well below the national 13%.
Even the most balanced zone, Bountiful, runs about 54% male.
Ogden runs about 57% male, sharpest in East Ogden (64%) and Clearfield (61%).
About 67% of Ogden households are couple households — married or living together — well above the national 54%; the rest are people living alone or with roommates.
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.
The figures above are national benchmarks. In Ogden, date-spot density is thickest in Downtown Ogden, North Ogden, and East Ogden — the most reliable neighborhoods to take the dating offline.
Dating safety in Ogden
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.
These are national safety benchmarks. The practical local move is the same everywhere — meet first in a busy, public place; in Ogden the highest-traffic date districts are Downtown Ogden, North Ogden, and East Ogden.
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.
Utah registers voters by party, and Weber County (Ogden) is Republican-plurality at about 49% — but far more moderate than nearby Provo, with a big 31% unaffiliated bloc and a real 14% Democratic minority.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
About 31% register Unaffiliated and 14% Democratic, so Ogden is one of the more competitive markets in deep-red Utah — the opposite of seven-to-one Provo.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
- Median income
$44,241
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,000
A single adult in Weber County needs about $49,700 a year just to cover the basics.
Ogden’s one-bedroom rents are cheap for the Wasatch Front, well below nearby Salt Lake and Provo.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A UTA bus fare in Ogden is $2.50 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Clearfield | 10,271 | 61 / 39 | $43,736 | $1,512 |
| Downtown Ogden | 9,292 | 56 / 44 | $40,958 | $1,267 |
| Layton | 9,104 | 55 / 45 | $42,154 | $1,490 |
| East Ogden | 5,973 | 64 / 36 | $41,687 | $1,323 |
| Bountiful | 5,930 | 54 / 46 | $44,025 | $1,572 |
| Roy | 5,509 | 57 / 43 | $42,614 | $1,624 |
| South Ogden | 4,943 | 58 / 42 | $42,141 | $1,405 |
| North Ogden | 3,914 | 57 / 43 | $45,883 | $1,590 |
| Kaysville | 3,492 | 60 / 40 | $49,252 | $1,579 |
| Farmington | 2,796 | 59 / 41 | $46,509 | $1,769 |
| Clearfield | — | — | $43,736 | $1,512 |
| Hooper | — | — | $48,197 | $2,269 |
| Layton | — | — | $42,154 | $1,490 |
| Morgan | — | — | $50,300 | $1,492 |
| Riverdale | — | — | $42,141 | $1,405 |
| Roy | — | — | $42,614 | $1,624 |
Local date spots
- RoyDrinks
Burger Bar
- RoyActivity
Hill Aerospace Museum
Wheelchair access - East OgdenActivity
Ogden's George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - North OgdenDining
Jeremiah's Restaurant
- FarmingtonDrinks
Twigs Bistro and Martini Bar
- LaytonDining
Sill's Cafe
- East OgdenCafés
Farr Better Ice Cream
Good for groupsWheelchair access - KaysvilleDrinks
Boondocks Food and Fun - Kaysville
- Downtown OgdenActivity
Union Station
Wheelchair access - FarmingtonDining
Tucanos Brazilian Grill
- East OgdenDining
Roosters Brewing
- Downtown OgdenActivity
Skinny Dogz | Fun Center
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - RoyDining
Beez Café
- Downtown OgdenDining
Union Grill
- ClearfieldDrinks
WINGERS Restaurant & Alehouse
- Downtown OgdenDining
Rovali's Ristorante Italiano
- KaysvilleDining
Orlando's Mexican Restaurant
- Downtown OgdenActivity
Treehouse Children's Museum
Wheelchair access - LaytonDining
Weller's Bistro
- North OgdenDining
Hug-Hes American Kitchen and Catering
- South OgdenDrinks
Harp And Hound
- North OgdenCafés
Kneaders Bakery & Cafe
- Downtown OgdenActivity
Ogden Amphitheater
Wheelchair access - BountifulDining
Ramblin Roads | Family Restaurant
- Downtown OgdenDrinks
Ogden Beer Company
- LaytonDining
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
- South OgdenDrinks
The Angry Goat Pub N Kitchen
- ClearfieldCafés
Chris' Cafe
- BountifulDining
Vito's
- North OgdenCafés
Criddle's Cafe
- LaytonDrinks
Roosters Brewing Company and Restaurant
- ClearfieldDining
Golden Ginger | Japanese
- North OgdenActivity
Toad's Fun Zone
Wheelchair access - North OgdenCafés
Zeppe's Italian Ice - Harrisville
Good for groupsWheelchair access - North OgdenDrinks
Brewskis
- FarmingtonDining
Santorini's
- North OgdenDrinks
Red Light Bar
- BountifulDining
Plates & Palates
- South OgdenDining
Table Twenty Five
- BountifulDrinks
WINGERS Restaurant & Alehouse
- KaysvilleDrinks
Hatchet Jaxe Axe Throwing
- RoyCafés
Scooter's Coffee
- Downtown OgdenCafés
Daily Rise Coffee Ogden
- East OgdenDining
All About Tacos
- South OgdenDrinks
Funk 'n Dive Bar
- Downtown OgdenCafés
La Crepe Og Gourmet
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - East OgdenDining
The Fort cuisine of India
- FarmingtonCafés
Caffé Torino
- Downtown OgdenCafés
Grounds For Coffee 25th
- North OgdenDining
Son Son Asian Eats
- Downtown OgdenCafés
Kaffe Mercantile
- Downtown OgdenCafés
Coffee Links
- East OgdenDrinks
Bout Time Pub & Grub Ogden
- FarmingtonDrinks
Seven Brothers - Farmington
- North OgdenDrinks
Xalisco Tequila Bar
- BountifulCafés
Annie’s Cafe
- Downtown OgdenDrinks
Kamikazes - House Of Rock
- FarmingtonDining
Aubergine Kitchen
- ClearfieldDrinks
Circle Inn Pizzeria
- Downtown OgdenDining
Hearth on 25th Restaurant, Lounge, Oil & Vinegar Shoppe