PORTLAND is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Portland, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Portland is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,395 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $48,131 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 55% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
10 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Portland — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
484,888
- Gender balance
55%
- Male skew
55%
- Median income
$48,131
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,395
- Living wage
$58,053
- Transit fare
$3
- Most female-leaning zone
45%
- Democratic
48%
- Nonaffiliated
36%
The shape of the market
The SE Division-Clinton corridor and N Mississippi are the female-tilting exceptions in an otherwise male-leaning city.
Portland skews male, about 55%, sharpest in Belmont and St. Johns (55 to 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 Portland
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.
Oregon registers voters by party, and Portland's Multnomah County is a Democratic plurality at about 48% to just 10% Republican, with an unusually large 36% non-affiliated bloc thanks to Oregon's automatic motor-voter registration.
More than a third of Multnomah voters claim no party at all, the largest non-affiliated share of any city we cover, and they skew young.
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 Multnomah County needs about $58,100 a year just to cover the basics.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A TriMet ticket is $2.80 for 2.5 hours, good on buses, the MAX light rail, and the streetcar.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division-Clinton | 12,484 | 45 / 55 | $50,697 | $1,705 |
| Hawthorne | 11,080 | 52 / 48 | $54,520 | $1,645 |
| Pearl District | 11,050 | 55 / 45 | $59,359 | $1,690 |
| St. Johns | 9,820 | 55 / 45 | $42,883 | $1,571 |
| Alberta Arts | 9,745 | 51 / 49 | $58,718 | $1,863 |
| Hollywood | 5,523 | 54 / 46 | $50,756 | $1,646 |
| Nob Hill | 4,305 | 53 / 47 | $67,090 | $1,653 |
| Belmont | 4,135 | 58 / 42 | $60,238 | $1,669 |
| Downtown | 3,572 | 54 / 46 | $44,217 | $1,386 |
| Mississippi | 2,557 | 46 / 54 | $59,504 | $1,629 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Portland, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Downtown
Portland City Grill
- Pearl District
Andina
- Downtown
Huber's Cafe
- Hollywood
The Observatory
- St. Johns
Chart House
- Alberta Arts
Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
- Alberta Arts
Radio Room
- Downtown
Departure Restaurant + Lounge
- Mississippi
RingSide Steakhouse
- Downtown
Lechon
- Pearl District
Brix Tavern - Pearl
- Division-Clinton
Nostrana
- Alberta Arts
OX Restaurant
- Mississippi
Mississippi Pizza & Atlantis Lounge
- Hollywood
Hale Pele
- Downtown
El Gaucho Portland
- Alberta Arts
Bye and Bye
- Downtown
Raven's Manor
- Hawthorne
Q Restaurant & Bar
- Pearl District
Mediterranean Exploration Company
- Division-Clinton
Cibo
- Downtown
Higgins
- Pearl District
Piattino
- Hawthorne
Canard
- Mississippi
Tusk
- Pearl District
Teardrop Lounge
- Hawthorne
Le Pigeon
- Mississippi
The Rambler
- St. Johns
Fireside
- Mississippi
The 1905