PROVO is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Provo, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Provo is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,150 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $36,441 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 57% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Provo — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
104,894
- Gender balance
57%
- Male skew
57%
- Median income
$36,441
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,150
- Living wage
$53,123
- Transit fare
$3
- Rent trend
$1,150
- Most female-leaning zone
50%
- Unaffiliated
27%
- Republican
59%
The shape of the market
Even the most balanced zone, Orem, runs about 50% male.
Provo runs about 57% male, sharpest in Springville (63%) and North Orem (62%).
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 Provo
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.
Utah registers voters by party, and Utah County (Provo and Orem) is the most Republican large county in America — about 59% register Republican to just 8% Democratic, a roughly seven-to-one edge, with a big unaffiliated bloc.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
About 27% register Unaffiliated, the only real counterweight in a deeply conservative, BYU-anchored valley where a left-leaning single is genuinely rare.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Utah County needs about $53,100 a year just to cover the basics.
Provo’s one-bedroom rents have climbed with the Silicon Slopes boom, steep for the inland West.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A UTA bus fare in Provo-Orem is $2.50 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Provo | 14,868 | 56 / 44 | $16,772 | $1,188 |
| North Provo | 13,634 | 51 / 49 | $18,587 | $1,178 |
| Lehi | 10,689 | 52 / 48 | $47,338 | $1,989 |
| American Fork | 6,851 | 60 / 40 | $43,727 | $1,721 |
| Downtown Provo | 6,241 | 59 / 41 | $31,266 | $1,208 |
| Orem | 6,221 | 50 / 50 | $36,086 | $1,417 |
| Pleasant Grove | 5,798 | 62 / 38 | $39,962 | $1,704 |
| Spanish Fork | 4,884 | 60 / 40 | $40,503 | $1,460 |
| Springville | 3,735 | 63 / 37 | $38,896 | $1,576 |
| North Orem | 2,906 | 62 / 38 | $35,160 | $1,598 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Provo, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Downtown Provo
Bombay House
- American Fork
Sol Agave
- American Fork
Little India Fine Dining
- North Provo
Seven Brothers Burgers - Provo
- Pleasant Grove
Purple Turtle
- Springville
Strap Tank Restaurant & Brewery - Springville
- Pleasant Grove
Village Baker
- North Provo
Station 22
- Lehi
Strap Tank Brewery
- Orem
Via 313 Pizza
- Springville
Magleby’s
- Orem
Joe's Cafe | Breakfast • Lunch
- Downtown Provo
Black Sheep Cafe
- Downtown Provo
Communal
- American Fork
Kitchen Eighty Eight - American Fork
- North Provo
The Brunch House
- South Provo
Backdoor BRGR
- American Fork
Màstra Italian Bakery Bistro
- Lehi
Via 313 Pizza
- Orem
Mr. Shabu Orem | Hot Pot • Sushi
- Spanish Fork
Super Chix - Chicken & Custard
- Orem
Callie's Cafe & Sports Bar
- Downtown Provo
peace on earth coffee PROVO
- American Fork
Burgers & Barley
- Orem
Chubbys Cafe
- South Provo
Shirley's Bakery & Cafe
- Lehi
Harvest Restaurant
- Pleasant Grove
Guayoyo Cafe
- North Orem
Ombu
- Spanish Fork
Swad Cabin