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PlentyOfPersonality Study

  • June 29, 2015
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A cross-section of the interests, hobbies and pastimes of singles across America

Helping shed light on the pursuits of singles across America, the PlenyOfPersonality Study has identified the top interests, hobbies and pastimes of singles in 11 major markets across the country, providing a better understanding of singles and their “types”.

Using an interest-based algorithm developed by PlentyOfFish’s Senior Data Scientist, the study examined over 10 million heterosexual singles over the age of 21 years old. To compile the data, the Research Team computed top interests appearing on users profiles into 20 personality archetypes, ranking each interest from high to low based on the frequency they appeared. The 20 archetypes of PlentyOfPersonality are each comprised of a unique subset of interests and hobbies specific to the group.

Personality Archetypes + Top Corresponding Interests

Artist – art, write, draw, paint, poetry, design, fashion

Bar Game Buff – play, bowl, movie, pool, shoot

Cultured Urbanite – travel, wine, dine, concert, explore, museum

Curious George – people, laugh, learn, interest, meet, smile, adventure, joke

Eternal Optimist – love, life, enjoy, open, happiness

Family First – family, friend, time, hang, kid

Fast and Furious – fast, classic, tattoo, ring, auto

Happy-Go Lucky – people, laugh, learn, interest, meet, smile, adventure

Health Buff  – yoga, cook, lift, healthy, exercise

Intellectual – history, nature, science, politics, culture, world

Live Event Fan – concert, comedy, show, festival

Mainly Mainstream – movie, sport, music, relax, cook, work

Pinteresters – dance, shop, craft, cook, puzzle

Romantic – beach, walk, cuddle, drive, quiet

Salt of the Earth  – work, friend, sports, family, music

Social Butterfly – sport, active, travel, event, music

Sports Fanatic – football, basketball, baseball, hockey, UFC

Weekend Warrior – fun, drink, money, party, lol, chill, date

Well-Rounded – exercise, theatre, read, movies, foodie, vacation

Outdoor Adventurer  – mountain, scuba, climb, boat, swim

The following provides a breakdown of the top single silos across the country:

Boston

Single women in Beantown epitomize the city’s scholastic pedigree with most falling into the Cultured Urbanite and Pinterester categories, while men are more aligned with the Boston’s historic roots, identifying as Weekend Warriors.

Boston

 

Chicago

Finding love in the Windy City may be easier said than done with the majority of men spending their time partying and watching sports, while single women prefer the finer things in life – however one thing Chicago singles can agree on is good food.

Chicago

Detroit

No longer defined by recession, the percentage of Eternal Optimists is highest in Detroit, with nearly a quarter of singles landing in this category. The majority of Detroiters, however like to
blow off steam outside of 9-5 and are best categorized as Weekend Warriors.

Detroit

Houston

With craft giant Michael’s headquartered in Texas, it’s no surprise that the great number of women Pinteresters are found in Huston. However, when the ladies are getting their craft on, men in this city are focused on socializing, with the greatest number considered Weekend Warriors.

 

Houston

Jacksonville

The only city in the study home to Romantics, 12% of single women in Jacksonville are enamoured by long walks on the beach and cuddling, which may make things tricky when finding a match, since most men in the city have more macho tendencies.

Jacksonville

LA

Maintaining their position as the entertainment capital of the world, singles in LA love to party, have fun and make money – with most singles classified as Weekend Warriors. Also known as the land of the aspiring artist, a large percentage of singles fall into the Artist archetype, while close to year-round sunshine brings out the Eternal Optimist in a significant number. Both singlemen and women in LA share a passion for enjoying life and having a good time.

LA

NYC

NYC singles may be a little sunnier than their all-black-wearing, sunglasses on, head down stereotype suggests. The majority are split between Eternal Optimists and Weekend Warriors. A larger percentage of single women compared to single men may however carry the brooding artist persona – with 18% and 15% identifying as Pinteresters and Artists respectively.

NYC

Phoenix

Singles in Phoenix are going on some very positive dates given Eternal Optimist ranks in the top
three Singles Silo for both men and women

Phoenix

San Fran

Unlike their Southern California counterparts, singles in San Francisco bond over Monet and Mozart rather than Moet and EDM with most identified as Artists and Intellectuals. 14% of both single men and women also consider yoga and lifting among their top interests.

San Francisco

Seattle

With great coffee, attractions, and activity, the most common archetype among singles in Seattle are Artists, Intellectuals, and Curious George. Additionally, single men and women here compliment each other well, since guys have an added streak of Outdoor Adventure, while single
ladies are more concerned with their health.

Seattle

Washington

It’s not surprising that dates in Washington, DC are knowledgeable affairs with 13% of both men and women in town being Intellectuals.

Washington DC

 

 

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Shannon Smith

Shannon has been putting the ‘elation’ in the ‘Public Relations’ team at PlentyOfFish since joining the company in early 2010. Her penchant for jokes and all things hilarious can be topped only by her fierce love of writing. She also has a weird obsession with celebrities, and this one time she rode an elevator with Sofia Vergara.

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1 comment
  1. Andrew says:
    June 29, 2015 at

    So it seems that, outside of the northwest and DC, the majority of singles are Weekend Warriors. Although, I have to suspect that the PoF psychographics are not entirely indicative of the singles in general. For example, when I was on PoF and “another dating site” in NYC, I found that PoF singles were very more mainstream and traditional (which your findings support), while the singles in the same city on Other Site were pretty much the opposite. So maybe the real moral of your story/analysis is: some singles would find a greater proportion of potential matches on PoF in certain cities than in others.

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