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The August 2021–August 2023 CDC/NCHS Table 8 reports measured height for 2,690 U.S. men age 20 and older. The mean is 68.9 inches and the median (50th percentile) is 69.0 inches. The table's reported points are 63.9 inches at the 5th percentile, 65.0 at the 10th, 65.9 at the 15th, 66.9 at the 25th, 70.9 at the 75th, 72.1 at the 85th, 72.7 at the 90th, and 73.7 at the 95th. Table 8 does not give an exact percentile for every possible height, including 72 or 74 inches, so this page does not invent one.
Read the answer →What do people report about dating apps? These articles use surveys and reports. They do not use live data from the apps.
No app is proven best for every serious relationship. Hinge uses written profile prompts and filters for relationship goals. Bumble lets people show dating goals and use privacy controls. Match has detailed profiles and says it supports serious dating. eharmony uses a required quiz to suggest matches.
No paid dating app is proven best for everyone. First find a problem that the free version cannot solve. Hinge's paid plans can add filters and show people who liked you. Bumble can add more time to reply to a match, plus privacy and travel tools. Tinder can add travel tools and show people who liked you. No subscription guarantees matches, dates, or a relationship.
Choose Hinge if prompts and comments on a specific profile item help you start conversations. Paid Hinge filters can narrow by dating goals. Choose Bumble if visible goals, match-timing tools, privacy controls, or travel tools solve a clearer need. Neither app is proven to create better relationships for everyone.
Choose Hinge if written profile prompts and comments on a specific profile item help you decide. Paid Hinge plans can filter for relationship goals and family plans. Choose Tinder if you prefer to browse profiles directly and set relationship goals, age, distance, or travel controls. Neither app is proven to produce better results.
Choose Bumble if you want to display up to two dating goals. Its paid plans can add filters, more time to reply to a match, privacy, and travel tools. Choose Tinder if you want to set relationship goals, age, distance, or travel controls, undo a recent pass, or see people who liked you. Neither app guarantees better matches.
Choose eharmony if you want a required quiz and match scores made by the company. Choose Match if you want detailed profiles about values, lifestyle, goals, and family plans. Neither service is proven to work better for everyone.
Try OurTime or SilverSingles if you want a service for people 50 and older. OurTime focuses on this age group. SilverSingles uses a questionnaire to suggest matches. Also test Match or eharmony if they show more useful local profiles. No service is proven best for everyone.
Try Tinder Gold only if free Tinder already shows people near you who fit your settings. Gold lets you see people who already liked you. This can save time. It also includes Tinder Plus features and may include weekly Super Likes and a monthly Boost on eligible plans. Stay free if Tinder already works at your pace. Choose Plus for travel, privacy, Rewinds, or more Likes. Consider Platinum only if having your Likes shown sooner is worth the extra cost. Features vary by market, plan, and testing. No paid tier can guarantee a view, match, reply, date, or relationship.
Try eharmony if you want to answer a questionnaire before the app suggests people. Use the free Discover list first. See whether people near you fit your goals. Pay only if a messaging, photo, or search feature solves a problem you have seen. Stay free or skip it if you want a short test or do not see enough relevant people nearby. Paying does not guarantee matches, replies, dates, compatibility, or a relationship.
Start with Hinge+ if you need unlimited Likes, all incoming Likes at once, sorting, or more filters. HingeX includes those features. Hinge says HingeX can show some profiles sooner and boost your profile. It also says Priority Likes can stay near the top of another person's Likes You page for seven days. Stay free while you test your profile and the people near you. Try HingeX only if you want to test those extra features. A higher tier cannot guarantee matches, replies, dates, or relationships. Check your own checkout for the total charge, term, renewal amount, billing method, and cancellation steps. We could not confirm one stable public U.S. price on August 2, 2026.
Choose Tinder Gold if you want to see people who already liked you. Choose Platinum only if you also want Tinder to show your Likes and Super Likes sooner. Tinder says this priority does not guarantee the other person will see a Like. Its live U.S. table no longer lists seven-day sent-Like history. Do not count that feature unless your checkout shows it. Stay on Free if matching and chatting already work. Choose Plus if you mainly need unlimited daily Likes, Rewinds, Passport, fewer ads, or Incognito controls. Offers vary. Your checkout and receipt show what you actually buy.
Choose Boost if free Bumble shows people near you who fit your settings. It can give you more Likes, undo a left swipe, or give you more time on a match. Choose Premium for Liked You, more filters, Incognito Mode, or Travel Mode. It includes Boost. Consider Premium+ for photo insights, Notes, weekly items, or Bumble's claim that it may show your profile and Likes sooner. Stay free if no paid feature solves a problem you have seen. No tier can guarantee a match, reply, date, or relationship.
Choose eharmony if you want to complete a required questionnaire and see suggestions based on your answers. Check the free version before you commit to a longer Premium plan. Choose Hinge if you want to read detailed profiles, comment on a photo or answer, and test matching and messaging for free. Neither app is proven to lead to better relationships for everyone. Neither can guarantee that people near you fit your age, distance, orientation, or goals.
No app is proven best in your 30s. Try Hinge for prompts and filters for goals, children, and family plans. Try Bumble if its controls, verification filter, and planned pauses fit your schedule. Try Tinder to check a broad local or travel option. Try Match for detailed profiles, or eharmony for a questionnaire first. Test no more than two free apps for 14 days. Use the same settings and effort. Compare people who fit your settings, conversations where both people reply, and possible dates before you pay. National data cannot show which app has the best active group near you.
If you are 40–49, start with one app that serves a wide range of ages. Use the free version first. See whether people near you fit your settings. Choose Hinge for profile prompts and filters. Choose Bumble for age, distance, verification, and in-app calling. Choose Match for detailed profiles and search. Choose eharmony for a questionnaire first. If you are 50 or older and want a 50-plus service, also compare OurTime and SilverSingles in our over-50 guide. No national survey can name the best app near you for everyone over 40.
No app is proven best for professionals. Try Hinge if detailed profiles and filters save you time. Try Bumble if control over who sees you matters most. Try Tinder if you want to try the app with the highest lifetime use in a recent national survey. Try Match for active search and optional Private Mode. Try eharmony if you want a longer questionnaire first. Use the free version to see whether people near you fit your settings. Pay only when a filter, privacy control, or faster review solves a problem you have seen. No plan can guarantee compatible matches or dates.
Filters hide profiles using a setting. They cannot tell you who is right for you or predict compatibility. Hinge offers gender, distance, age, ethnicity, relationship type, and religion controls. Its paid plans add lifestyle, family, politics, education, and intention filters. Bumble puts Advanced Filters in Premium. Tinder documents Discovery settings and a keyword Search test in some markets. eharmony lists income and other settings. Premium changes them. Match puts advanced filters in Platinum and dating-intent filtering in Diamond. Packages vary. Match does not list every preference by plan. Test free first. Buy only the lowest offer with the filter you need.
In the January 2026 SSRS survey, 37% of U.S. adults said they had ever used an online dating site or app. Six percent said they currently used one. Among people who have used online dating, 50% said they had at some point been in a committed relationship with someone they met there. These are different groups and outcomes, not one success rate.
In the January 2026 SSRS survey, 51% of U.S. adults ages 18–29 had used online dating at some point. The figure was 53% for adults ages 30–49 and 63% for LGBTQIA+ adults. These are use rates within each group. They do not show an app's user mix, gender ratio, or number of active profiles.
In the January 2026 SSRS survey, 51% of U.S. adults ages 18–29 had used online dating at some point. The figure was 53% for adults ages 30–49 and 20% for adults age 50 or older. Current use was 10%, 8%, and 2% for those same age groups. These numbers show what people reported. They do not show the number of active profiles on an app.
In the January 2026 SSRS survey, 48% of U.S. adults who had used online dating said they had used Tinder. The figure was 74% among people ages 18–29 who had used online dating and 46% among those ages 30–49. This is past use, not current market share or the share of all U.S. adults who use Tinder.
There is no single dating-app success rate. In 2026, 50% of people who have used online dating said they had once had a committed relationship with someone they met there. In Pew's 2022 survey, 10% of partnered adults said they met their current partner online. In that survey, 53% rated their overall experience positively. These are different results for different groups.
In Pew's July 2022 survey, 10% of U.S. adults with a current partner said they met that partner through a dating site or app. The figure was 20% for partnered adults under 30 and 24% for partnered lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults. A separate 2026 SSRS survey found that 50% of people who had used online dating had once had a committed relationship from it. That does not mean half of all couples met online.
In Pew's 2022 survey, 53% of people who had used online dating gave it a positive rating. Forty-six percent gave it a negative rating. Ratings differed across groups. The survey does not show why.
In Pew's 2022 survey, 35% of U.S. adults who had used online dating said they had paid at least once for a site, app, or extra feature. This does not show who currently pays or whether payment improves results.
What do people report about dating safety? These articles use surveys and official fraud reports. They cannot predict one person’s risk.
In July 2022, Pew asked U.S. adults about online dating. Forty-eight percent said it was very or somewhat safe. Forty-nine percent said it was not too safe or not at all safe. This measures views about safety, not the chance of a specific harm.
In Pew's 2022 survey, 48% of people who had used online dating reported at least one of four unwanted behaviors. Among women under 50 who had used online dating, 66% reported at least one. These figures describe reported experiences. They do not show the share of profiles or matches that caused harm.
In 2023, people reported 64,003 romance scams to the FTC. They reported $1.14 billion in losses. The middle reported loss, called the median, was $2,000 per person. These numbers cover reports received. They do not cover every scam or dollar lost nationwide.
Do not send money to someone you have not met. Be extra careful if the person will not meet, will not let you check their story, or pressures you to act fast. Do not send cash, gift cards, bank transfers, cryptocurrency, fees, or investment money. A warning sign does not prove the relationship is a scam.
What do Census household records show about couples? These articles describe couples counted in household records, not every person’s wants.
In 2025, more than one-third of Census-recorded opposite-sex couples living in the same home were within one year of the same age. In a separate 2022 study of opposite-sex marriages, the average age gap was 2.2 years. The two measures use different groups and cutoffs.
For this 2025 Census result, 'same age' means within one year. More than one-third of Census-recorded opposite-sex couples living in the same home fit that definition. This does not include every couple, all relationships, or active daters, and it does not show what people prefer while dating.
In 2025, about 7% of Census-recorded opposite-sex couples living in the same home had a male partner at least 10 years older. Census counted 5.1 million such couples. It counted 1.3 million recorded couples living in the same home with a female partner at least 10 years older. These are separate directions, not a measure of all relationships, active daters, or relationship quality.
A 2025 Census comparison looked at opposite-sex couples living in the same home. Twenty-six percent had annual earnings within $5,000. In 52% of those couples, the male partner earned at least $5,000 more. These are work earnings, not household income, wealth, equal pay, dating preferences, all relationships, or active daters.
In 2024, Census estimated about 1.4 million U.S. households with a recorded same-sex couple living in the same home. About 836,000 were married-couple households. About 551,000 were unmarried-partner households. This household measure does not count all people, all relationships, or active daters.
In 2024, Census found that 31.3% of married same-sex couple households were interracial. The share was 19.5% for married opposite-sex couple households. These facts cover couples who live in one home. They do not cover all couples. They do not cover people who date. They do not show dating preferences.
What do marriage records and Census data show? These articles keep marriage, relationship status, and living arrangements separate.
In a Pew analysis, 59% of adults ages 18–44 had lived with an unmarried partner at some point. A separate Current Population Survey found that 7% of all adults were living with an unmarried partner at that time. These surveys used different dates and questions. They are not one rate.
A Pew 2019 analysis cited a Current Population Survey estimate: 7% of U.S. adults were living with an unmarried partner. In Pew's July 2022 survey, 11% of adults said they lived with a partner. The surveys used different questions and methods. Do not average the results or use them to count active daters.
CDC provisionally recorded 2,041,926 marriages in 2023. That equals 6.1 marriage events for every 1,000 U.S. residents. Census estimated that half of men first marry by age 30.8 and half of women by age 28.4 in 2025. These measures use different sources and years. None gives a person's chance of marrying.
In 2023, CDC provisionally recorded 6.1 marriage events for every 1,000 U.S. residents. The rate was based on 2,041,926 recorded marriages. CDC can revise this early count. It is not the chance that a single adult will marry.
CDC state marriage rates count recorded marriages per 1,000 state residents. The early (provisional) count can change as records are updated. CDC counts the marriage in the state where the ceremony happened, even if the couple lives elsewhere. This is not a ranking of relationship quality or dating prospects.
Census estimates show that first marriage happens later than it did in 1975. The estimated median first-marriage age rose from 23.5 to 30.8 for men and from 21.1 to 28.4 for women by 2025. The median is the age by which half of a cohort (people born around the same time) is expected to marry for the first time. The numbers show a timing change. They do not show one cause or predict when an individual will marry.
What do official population measurements show? These articles define the group, measure, period, and limits before they connect a number to dating-pool questions.
The August 2021–August 2023 CDC/NCHS Table 8 reports measured height for 2,690 U.S. men age 20 and older. The mean is 68.9 inches and the median (50th percentile) is 69.0 inches. The table's reported points are 63.9 inches at the 5th percentile, 65.0 at the 10th, 65.9 at the 15th, 66.9 at the 25th, 70.9 at the 75th, 72.1 at the 85th, 72.7 at the 90th, and 73.7 at the 95th. Table 8 does not give an exact percentile for every possible height, including 72 or 74 inches, so this page does not invent one.
A good source can still answer the wrong question. We say whether a number describes adults or app users, people who have ever used an app or use one now, households or people, and reported fraud or all fraud. A difference between groups does not tell us why they differ.
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