Make sense of your dating pool

We use U.S. Census records and national surveys to explain dating. Try the calculator to see the estimated share of men and women who meet your filters.

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Or start with a common checklist

6 ft and $100k+5 ft 10 in and $75k+$50k+, not married Bachelor’s or higher, not married

These are population estimates. They do not count active daters.

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Change the filters to make the estimate yours. The same choices apply to men and women.

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Example estimateUnited States · ages 25–35MEN1 IN 16WOMEN1 IN 25Population estimate, not a count of active daters.Read the full result

Your population estimate2024 Census + CDC

U.S.United States

Example: any height + $100,000 or more

Estimated men and women ages 25–35 in the United States who meet your filters.

Men

About 1,594,211 estimated people6.19% of age group

Women

About 1,000,085 estimated people3.97% of age group

ComparisonWomen have the smaller estimated share

AGE25–35HEIGHTAnyINCOME$100,000 or moreEDUCATIONAnySTATUSNot currently marriedHEALTH ESTIMATESNo current cigarette use

Which filter has the largest effect?

MEN / FILTER THAT CHANGES IT MOSTPersonal income

Removes 89% of people who meet every other active filter.

WOMEN / FILTER THAT CHANGES IT MOSTPersonal income

Removes 92% of people who meet every other active filter.

What if you multiply the percentages?

Viral posts often multiply separate statistics. This calculator counts marital status, education and income together in the same 2024 Census records, so it does not assume those traits are unrelated.

MEN / MULTIPLIED SEPARATELY8.95% of the age group, about 1 in 11

64.2% not married × 15.6% earn $100,000 or more × 89.5% no current cigarette use

MEN / COUNTED TOGETHER6.19% of the age group, about 1 in 16

Multiplying makes these men look more common than the Census count shows.

WOMEN / MULTIPLIED SEPARATELY4.75% of the age group, about 1 in 21

56.9% not married × 9.34% earn $100,000 or more × 89.5% no current cigarette use

WOMEN / COUNTED TOGETHER3.97% of the age group, about 1 in 25

Multiplying makes these women look more common than the Census count shows.

Each percentage is that filter’s share of men or women ages 25–35 in the United States, rounded for display. Height, BMI and cigarette rates come from separate health surveys, so both methods apply them as rates.

Calculation details

Each row applies one more filter. Census traits are counted together; health filters use separate national surveys.

0125–35 years oldCensus estimate / 2024 / COUNTED TOGETHERMENAbout 25,752,916WOMENAbout 25,177,373
02Not currently marriedCensus estimate / 2024 / COUNTED TOGETHERMENAbout 16,521,987WOMENAbout 14,319,838
03$100,000 or more personal incomeCensus estimate / 2024 / COUNTED TOGETHERMENAbout 1,781,241WOMENAbout 1,117,413
04No current cigarette useEstimated from separate health data / 2024 NHISMENAbout 1,594,211 estimated peopleWOMENAbout 1,000,085 estimated people

ESTIMATED RANGEHow much could the estimated result change?

Range from source dataUses the same separate-source calculationMENAbout 1,579,961 to 1,608,461 estimated people6.14%–6.25%WOMENAbout 991,145 to 1,009,024 estimated people3.94%–4.01%

Range if traits overlap differentlyDoes not assume the traits are unrelatedMENAbout 0 to 1,781,241 estimated people0.0000%–6.92%WOMENAbout 0 to 1,117,413 estimated people0.0000%–4.44%

These ranges do not include Census sampling error and are not confidence intervals for the final result. See the methodology for the calculations.

Model version: 2026.07-evidence-v3.

ACS source Cigarette source How we calculate Updates and corrections

Filter effectsCompare small changes

FILTERS WITH THE LARGEST CHANGE

Which filters change each estimate?

Remove one filter at a time. Keep every other filter the same. Every bar uses the same 0–100% scale.

FILTERMEN REMOVED / 0–100%WOMEN REMOVED / 0–100%

Personal incomeCENSUS DATA / COUNTED TOGETHER89%92%

Not currently marriedCENSUS DATA / COUNTED TOGETHER56%52%

No current cigarette useESTIMATED FROM SEPARATE HEALTH DATA10%10%

SMALL CHANGES TO TRY

Change one setting for both groups. Marital status stays unchanged.

ONE-STEP CHANGEMENWOMENACTION

Lower income to $95,000 or moreChanges only personal incomeADDS10%ADDS12%

Remove the cigarette-use filterChanges only no current cigarette useADDS12%ADDS12%

MEN1 IN 16WOMEN1 IN 25See result

Data sources

Age, income, education, and marital status

The 2024 American Community Survey records these traits together. Men and women follow the survey's sex labels.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Height

CDC measurements from August 2021–August 2023 provide height estimates by age and sex.

CDC / NCHS report ↗

Body mass index (BMI)

This optional filter uses CDC estimates by age and sex. Body mass index (BMI) compares weight with height.

CDC prevalence tables ↗

How the calculation works →

Questions about your estimate

What does this calculator show?

It estimates the share of U.S. adults who meet your filters. You can choose the country or a state.

Does it use the same filters for men and women?

Yes. It uses the same filters for both groups so you can compare the two estimates.

How do I read a one-in result?

For example, 1 in 20 means that about 5% of the selected group meets your filters.

What does the single filter count?

It counts people who are not currently married. This includes people who are in a relationship or live with a partner.

How many people match common checklists

The share of U.S. men and women ages 25–35 who meet every item on each list, from the same records the calculator uses. Open a list in the calculator to change the ages or add filters.

Common dating checklists: share of U.S. adults ages 25–35 who match
Checklist	Men 25–35	Women 25–35
6 ft (183 cm) or taller, income $100,000 or moreHeight estimated from CDC data	About 1 in 352.84%	1 in 700 or rarerat most 0.143%
5 ft 10 in (178 cm) or taller, income $75,000 or moreHeight estimated from CDC data	11.3%	1 in 341 or rarerat most 0.293%
Income $50,000 or more, not currently married	25.6%	19.9%
Bachelor’s degree or more, not currently married	21.3%	24.1%

By our arithmetic, income, education, and marital status come from 2024 American Community Survey records, counted together. Height comes from separate CDC measurements, so those rows treat height and income as unrelated within each age; if they are related, the true share would differ. Not currently married includes people who are in a relationship or live with a partner. Read the full method

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