The widest gender gap on the list
Seattle has more unmarried men per woman than any other metro we compare: 130 per 100 at 25–34 and 123 at 35–44. Across everyone aged 25–44 that's about 75,112 more single men than women in the metro.
Census data doesn't say why. A likely factor is the tech workforce: men hold most tech jobs, and the region's big employers include Amazon and Microsoft. Median earnings are $75.1k for men and $52.5k for women, a wider gap than in most of the other metros.
Women here who want a man earning $100k have many more to choose from: 37.6% of men with earnings clear that bar. Men looking for a woman at the same income will find far fewer, since just 23.1% of women do.
Women also marry earlier here than in most big coastal metros: only 54% of women aged 25–34 are unmarried, against 67.6% in Los Angeles. So for a man, local odds may be tougher than the calculator shows, since it uses national single rates.
Seattle's gap in the data
| Seattle | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Men 25–34, unmarried | 64.7% | 64.5% |
| Women 25–34, unmarried | 54% | 56.2% |
| Men 35–44, unmarried | 35.4% | 38% |
| Women 35–44, unmarried | 30.9% | 35.7% |
| Men per 100 women, 25–34 | 130 | 118 |
| Men per 100 women, 35–44 | 123 | 108 |
| Median earnings, men | $75,082 | $53,015 |
| Median earnings, women | $52,539 | $39,325 |
| Men at $100k+ | 37.6% | 22.6% |
| Women at $100k+ | 23.1% | 12.5% |
| Men with a degree | 46.5% | 34.4% |
| Women with a degree | 48% | 36.9% |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area, ACS 2020–2024. How we define these.