Gender Ratios in Cities

[soldierlifter]

One thing also to note. Gunfire is a significant cause of death for young black males. (I believe the No.1 cause actually) Black population is primarily eastern US. That could be big factor to what we see in these charts.

[NotEnufMinerals]

Originally Posted by Avondalist

Are we playing a game of "describe Salt Lake City without saying Salt Lake City"?

laughed so hard i farted.

[walker1962]

Originally Posted by soldierlifter

One thing also to note. Gunfire is a significant cause of death for young black males. (I believe the No.1 cause actually) Black population is primarily eastern US. That could be big factor to what we see in these charts.

Actually, the black population is primarily south of Maryland and east of NM. Texas has the largest black population in absolute numbers and Florida is top 3 with GA, TN, and other southern states certainly in to 5th of states.

[whereiend]

I think it's legit that NYC leans female. I know several men who were not particularly successful with the opposite gender elsewhere, but then did surprisingly well when living in NYC, and I also know some attractive women in NYC that had a hard time finding a quality long term relationship (and they were definitely looking for that, at least according to them). I think the other side of the coin is the Bay Area, particularly the south bay / San Jose (SF is not quite as bad). There are not only a lot of men but many of them have poor social skills. That one may actually suck for both sides, given the social skills situation.

In pretty much every other place I think the split is close enough to 50/50 that it's probably you more than the city you are living in. Just my anecdotal take..

[paytonc]

Originally Posted by Thoreau424

I want to say east coast is more female-weighted, and west coast is more male-weighted, in general.

The map posted above was just one of a series, which breaks it down by age bracket as well:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...where-you-live
Do note that almost all metros have gender ratios between 0.8 to 1.2 - not that far off from 1:1. Only a very few places have truly weird ratios; a Marine Corps base means Jacksonville NC has twice as many single men as women.

An interactive:
https://jonathansoma.com/singles/

The "Go West, Young Man" divide has many causes; some I've heard include:
- men are more likely to move long-distance than women, and since the US population is historically more eastern, that means more men than women make the long move out west
- western states have a higher share of blue-collar jobs where men are over-represented (mining, forestry, construction) while eastern cities have a higher share of "pink-collar" jobs where women are over-represented (health care, education, office support)
- the west has outdoor lifestyle hubs that draw many young men, whereas the east has arts/culture hubs that draw young women

[Phil P]

It does make a difference. The main thing to me is that:

1. Chance encounters result in a slightly increased odds that the other person is actually single
2. Groups are less likely to be male dominated

In general, women have the upper hand when it comes to getting an interested man for a date - now how quality the individual is is another matter, but getting the match is easier for females. Even in Manhattan, it's easier for a girl to get a date than a guy from word on the street. My friend who lives there is gay, but he said his bisexual friends have a lot easier time meeting men than women. In Atlanta, there's lots of outdoor groups that are sometimes balanced, but the more singles oriented the group is, the more male dominated, even though the events are more brew pub like or 1-2 hour hikes. The more serious adventures are more likely to be more even.