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 reads:
An estimated 485,000 Greater Portland adults ages 22 to 50 are single.
A market-rate one-bedroom in Portland asks about $1,400 a month, flat to slightly falling.
The metro runs male-heavy, about 55% men to 45% women among singles.
The balance isn't uniform across the metro: Division-Clinton (55% women) and Mississippi (54% women) are among its most female-leaning corners.
The shape of the market
- Singles, 22 to 50
484,888
- Gender balance
55%
Among Portland couples, about 16% live together unmarried rather than married, well above the national 13%.
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%).
About 57% of Portland households are couple households — married or living together — 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 Portland, date-spot density is thickest in Downtown, Division-Clinton, and Vancouver, WA — the most reliable neighborhoods to take the dating offline.
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.
These are national safety benchmarks. The practical local move is the same everywhere — meet first in a busy, public place; in Portland the highest-traffic date districts are Downtown, Division-Clinton, and Vancouver, WA.
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
- Median income
$48,131
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,395
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
| 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 |
| Beaverton | — | — | $40,679 | $1,663 |
| Gresham | — | — | $39,983 | $1,667 |
| Lake Oswego | — | — | $74,550 | $2,241 |
| Sellwood | — | — | $50,697 | $1,705 |
| Tigard | — | — | $54,289 | $1,785 |
| Vancouver, WA | — | — | $42,280 | $1,545 |
Local date spots
- DowntownActivity
OMSI
Wheelchair access - Nob HillActivity
Escape Games PDX
Wheelchair access - DowntownDining
Portland City Grill
- DowntownActivity
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
Wheelchair access - DowntownActivity
Portland Art Museum
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Nob HillCafés
Salt & Straw
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - DowntownActivity
McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Wheelchair access - DowntownActivity
Guardian Games
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Division-ClintonActivity
Revolution Hall
Wheelchair access - Pearl DistrictDining
Andina
- DowntownDining
Huber's Cafe
- HollywoodDining
The Observatory
- TigardDining
Oswego Grill | Lake Oswego
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Division-ClintonActivity
Helium Comedy Club
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Vancouver, WADining
Twigs Bistro
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - St. JohnsDining
Chart House
- Alberta ArtsDining
Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
- Alberta ArtsDrinks
Radio Room
- BelmontActivity
KingPins Family Entertainment Center
Wheelchair access - DowntownDining
Departure Restaurant + Lounge
- MississippiDining
RingSide Steakhouse
- DowntownDining
Lechon
- DowntownActivity
Dante's
Wheelchair access - Nob HillActivity
Hoyt Arboretum
Wheelchair access - MississippiActivity
Mississippi Studios
Wheelchair access - TigardDining
La Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Pearl DistrictDrinks
Brix Tavern - Pearl
- BeavertonDrinks
The Westgate Bourbon Bar & Taphouse
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Division-ClintonActivity
Aladdin Theater
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Vancouver, WADining
Amaro’s Table Downtown
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - DowntownDrinks
Multnomah Whiskey Library
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Nob HillActivity
The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - TigardDining
Oswego Grill | Beaverton
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - MississippiActivity
Wonder Ballroom
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Division-ClintonDining
Nostrana
- Alberta ArtsDining
OX Restaurant
- MississippiDrinks
Mississippi Pizza & Atlantis Lounge
- HollywoodDrinks
Hale Pele
- Vancouver, WADining
Hudson's Bar and Grill
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - HawthorneActivity
Hawthorne Theatre (concerts)
Wheelchair access - DowntownDining
El Gaucho Portland
- Alberta ArtsDrinks
Bye and Bye
- Vancouver, WADining
La Bottega Cafe Deli Wine Shop
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - DowntownDrinks
Raven's Manor
- HawthorneDining
Q Restaurant & Bar
- Pearl DistrictDining
Mediterranean Exploration Company
- Vancouver, WADining
The Cove Restaurant
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - BeavertonActivity
Portland Escape Rooms- Beaverton
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - GreshamDrinks
Bumpers Grill & Bar
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - SellwoodDining
Papa Haydn
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Division-ClintonDining
Cibo
- Vancouver, WADining
Cecilia
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - DowntownDining
Higgins
- HawthorneCafés
Pinolo Gelato
Good for groupsWheelchair access - GreshamDining
Boccelli's Ristorante
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Pearl DistrictDining
Piattino
- Division-ClintonCafés
Rimsky-Korsakoffee House
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Lake OswegoDining
Oswego Grill | Clackamas
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Division-ClintonActivity
Birdie Time Pub and Mini Golf
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - BelmontActivity
Hour to Midnight - Escape Rooms Portland
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access