TAMPA BAY is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Tampa Bay, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Tampa Bay is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,400 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $39,183 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 53% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Tampa Bay — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
585,096
- Gender balance
53%
- Male skew
53%
- Median income
$39,183
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,400
- Living wage
$51,355
- Transit fare
$2
- Rent trend
$1,400
- Most female-leaning zone
43%
- Gop
36%
- Npa
27%
The shape of the market
The family suburb of Riverview tilts distinctly female at about 43% male, with Old Seminole Heights near even.
Tampa runs about 53% male, peaking in Seminole Heights (60%), Channelside, and Ybor City (56%).
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 Tampa Bay
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.
Florida registers voters by party, and Hillsborough County has flipped Republican: about 36% Republican to 33% Democratic, one of only two core counties we cover where the GOP now leads in registration.
A 27% no-party-affiliation bloc means no party holds anything near a majority, but the Republican edge marks Tampa’s clear shift away from its Democratic past.
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 Hillsborough County needs about $51,400 a year just to cover the basics.
Tampa’s rents soared during the pandemic boom and are now cooling, flat to slightly down, as a wave of new supply catches up with demand.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A HART fare is $2.00 one way on local buses, with a $4 daily Flamingo fare cap.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 12,403 | 52 / 48 | $40,841 | $1,801 |
| Riverview | 12,398 | 43 / 57 | $45,329 | $1,829 |
| Old Seminole Heights | 10,393 | 48 / 52 | $35,254 | $1,412 |
| Channelside | 9,243 | 56 / 44 | $61,414 | $2,270 |
| Bayshore | 7,965 | 53 / 47 | $56,905 | $1,778 |
| Hyde Park | 7,220 | 52 / 48 | $53,059 | $2,100 |
| Seminole Heights | 5,215 | 60 / 40 | $41,319 | $1,518 |
| Carrollwood | 4,667 | 51 / 49 | $47,412 | $1,574 |
| Ybor City | 4,593 | 56 / 44 | $25,326 | $1,135 |
| Westshore | 4,104 | 52 / 48 | $61,620 | $1,861 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Tampa Bay, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Ybor City
Columbia Restaurant
- Hyde Park
Bulla Gastrobar Tampa
- Seminole Heights
Armature Works
- Seminole Heights
Ulele
- Hyde Park
Bern's Steak House
- Westshore
Rusty Pelican Tampa
- Westshore
Maggiano's Little Italy
- Riverview
Tiki Docks Riverview
- Brandon
Twin Peaks
- Bayshore
American Social - Bar & Kitchen
- Westshore
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant
- Westshore
Ocean Prime
- Brandon
Carrabba's Italian Grill
- Westshore
Seasons 52
- Westshore
Eddie V's Prime Seafood
- Westshore
Brio Italian Grille
- Channelside
Columbia Cafe at the Tampa Bay History Center
- Ybor City
Rosenheim Restaurant
- Ybor City
Casa Santo Stefano
- Seminole Heights
The Sacred Pepper
- Riverview
Acropolis Greek Taverna - Riverview
- Brandon
Bonefish Grill
- Westshore
OLIVIA
- Channelside
Dracula's Legacy Wine Bar & Bistro Tampa
- Westshore
The Capital Grille
- Hyde Park
On Swann
- Brandon
The Stein & Vine
- Ybor City
Bernini of Ybor
- Old Seminole Heights
Steelbach
- Brandon
WOB Bar & Kitchen Brandon