FRESNO:
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in Fresno, for example, the 2000 census reported 102 Hispanic men per hundred women, 98 white men per hundred women, 99 Asian men per hundred women and 78 black men per hundred women.
For Fresno residents ages 25 to 34 there were 108 Hispanic males per hundred women, 98 white men per hundred women, 99 Asian men per hundred women and only 70 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences, which vary by gender. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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SACRAMENTO
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in Sacramento, for example, the 2000 census reported 106 Hispanic men per hundred women, 91 white men per hundred women, 99 Asian men per hundred women and just 78 black men per hundred women.
For Sacramento residents ages 25 to 34 there were 108 Hispanic men per hundred women, 102 white men per hundred women, 96 Asian men per hundred women and only 70 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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MIAMI
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in Miami, for example, the 2000 census reported 110 Hispanic men per hundred women, 98 white men per hundred women, 96 Asian men per hundred women and just 83 black men per hundred women.
For Miami residents ages 25 to 34 there were 113 Hispanic men per hundred women, 118 white men per hundred women, 95 Asian men per hundred women and only 79 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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MINNEAPOLIS
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in Minneapolis, for example, the 2000 census reported 158 Hispanic men per hundred women, 99 white men per hundred women, 96 Asian men per hundred women and just 85 black men per hundred women.
For Minneapolis residents ages 25 to 34 there were 156 Hispanic men per hundred women, 110 white men per hundred women, 105 Asian men per hundred women and only 84 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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KANSAS CITY
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in Kansas City, for example, the 2000 census reported 131 Hispanic men per hundred women, 99 white men per hundred women, 107 Asian men per hundred women and just 75 black men per hundred women.
For Kansas City residents ages 25 to 34 there were 128 Hispanic men per hundred women, 107 white men per hundred women, 114 Asian men per hundred women and only 70 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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CHARLOTTE
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in Charlotte the 2000 census reported 229 Hispanic men per hundred women, 98 white men per hundred women, 109 Asian men per hundred women and just 79 black men per hundred women.
For Charlotte residents ages 25 to 34 there were 195 Hispanic men per hundred women, 106 white men per hundred women, 105 Asian men per hundred women and only 76 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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FORT WORTH
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in Fort Worth, for example, the 2000 census reported 126 Hispanic men per hundred women, 89 white men per hundred women, 95 Asian men per hundred women and just 74 black men per hundred women.
For Fort Worth residents ages 25 to 34 there were 120 Hispanic men per hundred women, 104 white men per hundred women, 108 Asian men per hundred women and only 72 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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ATLANTA
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in Atlanta, for example, the 2000 census reported 211 Hispanic men per hundred women, 101 white men per hundred women, 157 Asian men per hundred women and just 79 black men per hundred women.
For Atlanta residents ages 25 to 34 there were 189 Hispanic men per hundred women, 122 white men per hundred women, 127 Asian men per hundred women and only 83 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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SAN JOSE
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in San Jose, for example, the 2000 census reported 121 Hispanic men per hundred women, 107 white men per hundred women, 106 Asian men per hundred women and 94 black men per hundred women.
For San Jose residents ages 25 to 34 there were 120 Hispanic men per hundred women, 106 white men per hundred women, 101 Asian men per hundred women and 93 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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SAN FRANCISCO
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in San Francisco, for example, the 2000 census reported 130 Hispanic men per hundred women, 88 white men per hundred women, 96 Asian men per hundred women and 89 black men per hundred women.
For San Francisco residents ages 25 to 34 there were 135 Hispanic men per hundred women, 113 white men per hundred women, 92 Asian men per hundred women and 91 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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SEATTLE
The ratio of men to women in U.S. dating and marriage markets is pretty even overall. But among African-Americans, women outnumber available men mainly because of early deaths, high incarceration rates and the greater propensity of black men to marry non-black women.
The odds also tend to be tough for working men in new immigrant groups such as Hispanics because men generally arrive in new countries before women of their group do.
These imbalances have a powerful effect on interracial romance in cities such as Charlotte, N.C., where Hispanic men outnumber women by more than 2 to 1. Indeed, odds by race in individual cities vary markedly and matter a lot when it comes to interracial romance.
For people ages 18 to 24 in Seattle, for example, the 2000 census reported 135 Hispanic men per hundred women, 93 white men per hundred women, 93 Asian men per hundred women and 90 black men per hundred women.
For Seattle residents ages 25 to 34 there were 138 Hispanic men per hundred women, 109 white men per hundred women, 94 Asian men per hundred women and 90 black men per hundred women.
Also influential are racial preferences that vary by sex. For example, 14 percent of black males nationwide married outside their race, according to the 2000 census. Only 5 percent of black women did.
There are no statistical breakdowns of interracial marriages by city.
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It'll take an hour, maybe, to generate from census data localized figures for dating and marriage odds by race for young adults in your metropolitan statistical area or city. First go to the U.S. Census Bureau's home page at www.census.gov. Then:
Click on American FactFinder on the left bar.
Click on Data Sets on the left bar.
From the Data Sets page, select 2000 Summary File 4.
Click on Detailed Tables.
From the drop-down menu, pick a geographic type, probably Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area, possibly Consolidated City.
Find your MSA or city on the resulting list and click on it.
Click Add, then Next.
From the drop-down menu, select PCT 3 (Sex by Age), click Add, then hit Next.
From the drop-down menu, select a racial group that you want to include and hit add. Repeat for each group you want to include, probably white, black, AIAN (American Indian, Alaska Native), Asian and Hispanic or Latino at a minimum.
When you've made all your selections, hit Show Result.
Compute male/female ratios by race for specific ages by hand or by Excel.
(Note that these data are from 2000. Current odds will vary.)
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