Terms of use

In short: Dating Scene Data shows estimates made from public survey data for your general interest. Enjoy it and share it, but don't treat a figure as a fact about an individual, and never use the site to judge or single anyone out.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

What the site is

For each US metro area, the site estimates how many single people match your search, how closely they resemble the people who typically pair up with someone like you, and what everyday life there is like. It is not a dating service: there are no accounts, profiles, messages or introductions.

Estimates, not recommendations

• The counts come from the Census Bureau's household survey, which samples households, so every figure carries some uncertainty. Where the sample is too thin to trust, the site leaves the city out rather than show a number; the about page explains how the numbers are made.
• The numbers are Dating Scene Data's own estimates from Census Bureau and other public data. No government agency made, checked or endorses them.
• We work to keep the figures accurate, but we can't promise they are complete, current or right for your situation, and none of them is advice.

Using the site

You're welcome to browse, search, compare cities and share links to what you find, and to quote a few figures with a link back to the page they came from. Please don't:

• use the site, or anything from it, to make a decision about someone else's housing, credit, job, insurance or education, or to single out, target or treat anyone differently because of their race, ethnicity, sex or any other personal trait;
• copy the site's figures in bulk, scrape the site, collect its data automatically, or reach the service behind it any way other than through its pages;
• present the site's figures as official statistics, or suggest that we or any government agency endorse you or what you offer;
• try to break, overload or get around the site's security or its limits;
• use the site in any way that breaks the law.

Your details

What you tell the site about yourself stays in your browser. The Privacy page explains what happens to your search.

Content and credits

The site's text, design, code and figures belong to Dating Scene Data. Its data and photos come from public sources; both are credited in the About page, Sources and credits, and each photograph may be reused under the license listed there. Links to other websites are there for convenience; we don't control those sites and aren't responsible for them.

Adults only

The site is meant for adults, 18 or older.

Changes

We may change the site or these terms at any time. When we change these terms we'll update the date at the top; using the site after that means you accept the new terms.

Questions about these terms go to dating.stats.atlas@gmail.com. By using the site you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use it.