OMAHA is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Omaha, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Omaha is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,050 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $45,646 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 55% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Omaha — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
157,484
- Gender balance
55%
- Male skew
55%
- Median income
$45,646
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,050
- Living wage
$47,382
- Transit fare
$1
- Rent trend
$1,050
- Most female-leaning zone
48%
- Democratic
36%
- Nonpartisan
26%
The shape of the market
Blackstone is the most female-leaning zone, at about 48% men to 52% women.
Omaha runs about 55% male, sharpest in Old Market (60%) and West Omaha (58%).
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 Omaha
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.
Nebraska registers voters by party, and Douglas County (Omaha) is nearly even, with Democrats holding a razor-thin plurality at about 36% to 35% Republican.
About a quarter of Douglas County voters register Nonpartisan, a large swing bloc that makes Omaha a genuine coin-flip market.
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 Douglas County needs about $47,400 a year just to cover the basics.
Omaha’s one-bedroom rents have risen only modestly year over year and remain among the lowest of any major metro.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
An Omaha Metro fare is $1.25 one way, including the ORBT rapid-bus line.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson | 7,451 | 50 / 50 | $35,390 | $1,077 |
| Blackstone | 6,461 | 48 / 52 | $34,489 | $1,097 |
| Aksarben | 5,681 | 53 / 47 | $44,599 | $1,277 |
| South Omaha | 5,640 | 56 / 44 | $33,104 | $1,035 |
| North Omaha | 5,590 | 50 / 50 | $27,037 | $1,126 |
| Old Market | 4,668 | 60 / 40 | $43,498 | $1,260 |
| West Omaha | 3,978 | 58 / 42 | $50,374 | $1,220 |
| Millard | 3,734 | 58 / 42 | $47,513 | $1,400 |
| Bellevue | 3,731 | 54 / 46 | $38,141 | $1,105 |
| Dundee | 3,185 | 51 / 49 | $46,842 | $986 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Omaha, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Old Market
Spaghetti Works
- Millard
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
- Bellevue
Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews
- South Omaha
Isla del Mar South
- Millard
Shirley's Diner
- Old Market
Upstream Brewing Company
- Old Market
Twisted Fork
- West Omaha
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
- Bellevue
Roma Italian Restaurant
- Old Market
M's Pub
- Blackstone
Early Bird Blackstone District
- Millard
Lazlo's Brewery & Grill - Omaha
- Old Market
Jams Old Market
- West Omaha
Railcar Modern American Kitchen
- South Omaha
J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood Omaha
- West Omaha
Isla Del Mar Restaurante - West
- North Omaha
Harold's Koffee House
- Bellevue
The Special Restaurant
- West Omaha
Timber Wood Fire Bistro
- Blackstone
Mula
- Aksarben
Inner Rail Food Hall
- Old Market
Laka Lono Rum Club
- Millard
Rib Shack Smoke House
- Aksarben
Beacon Hills in Aksarben Village
- Bellevue
Luigi's Italian Restaurant
- Aksarben
DJ's Dugout Sports Bar - Aksarben Village
- Benson
Yoshitomo
- Old Market
Jackson Street Tavern
- Millard
Good Life Sports Bar & Grill "OG" - 180th & Pacific
- Old Market
Sozo Coffeehouse