The Onion Audience in United States

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The Onion has an estimated audience of 4,169,699 people in United States. 46.4% are female, 53.6% are male, average age 36.5. Top regions: California, New York, Texas. Top brand affinities: Casey, Sharks, Friends, Rock music, Movies.

The average The Onion fan in United States is 36.5 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, New York, Texas. Top brand affinities include Casey, Sharks, Friends, with strongest over-indexing on Casey (4.09× the country average). Demographically, the The Onion audience skews balanced with an average age of 36.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Individualism. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Humor website

Demographics of The Onion fans

Demographic split for The Onion audience in United States
MetricValue
Female46.4%
Male53.6%
Average age36.5
Estimated audience size4,169,699

Audience persona

The typical The Onion fan in United States is balanced, around 36.5 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Casey.

Top regions in United States

Top regions ranked by reach for The Onion in United States
RegionReachAffinity
California429,4150.94×
New York254,2101.09×
Texas248,1550.69×
Illinois182,2321.31×
Florida169,3310.6×
Washington158,3591.89×
Pennsylvania154,1081.1×
Massachusetts127,5471.55×
Ohio115,4100.9×
Wisconsin113,4371.81×
Virginia113,2731.12×
Michigan107,7830.99×
North Carolina107,0060.85×
Georgia91,5800.71×
Minnesota90,9751.52×
New Jersey84,1310.79×
Colorado83,5941.27×
Oregon77,0381.61×
Maryland73,5431.03×
Indiana68,4600.9×
Missouri62,7460.93×
Tennessee62,0430.74×
Arizona58,6730.69×
Connecticut51,3721.23×
Kentucky40,6560.78×
South Carolina38,2400.61×
Iowa37,9751.11×
Utah37,1190.99×
Oklahoma32,5720.7×
Louisiana30,0390.56×
Kansas29,7990.91×
Alabama26,9860.46×
Washington, District of Columbia23,7101.89×
Maine22,5881.51×
New Hampshire22,5561.37×
Nevada22,1230.55×
Arkansas20,2020.59×
Nebraska19,9230.95×
New Mexico19,8030.95×
Idaho19,7760.95×
Mississippi15,5210.45×
Montana14,4131.25×
Vermont13,2141.81×
Rhode Island12,7240.96×
Hawaii11,2860.63×
West Virginia10,9860.57×
Alaska10,2691.15×
Delaware8,5490.74×
South Dakota7,3860.77×
North Dakota6,3610.74×

Top brand affinities

Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for The Onion audience
BrandAffinityCategory
Casey4.09×Music & Radio
Sharks6.84×Music & Radio
Friends2.22×Movies & TV
Rock music1.87×Music & Radio
Movies1.51×Movies & TV
PUP7.7×Music & Radio
Urban Dictionary5.05×Internet & Social Media
Drudge Report3.9×Sports
Wikipedia2.25×Internet & Social Media
The White Lotus2.59×Movies & TV
Greyhounds3.73×Music & Radio
Peacemaker1.73×Movies & TV
Stars4.58×Music & Radio
Reddit1.8×Internet & Social Media
Harry Potter1.59×Movies & TV
Swans (band)9.61×Music & Radio
Nebula6.4×Music & Radio
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre9.16×Arts & Culture
FRONTLINE5.19×Movies & TV
Glenn Howerton10.43×Movies & TV

Psychographic profile

Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Top personality traits over-indexed by The Onion audience
TraitClusterScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.53
IndividualismJOY1.51
SustainabilityBALANCE1.48
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.24
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.21
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.2

Worldwide distribution

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for The Onion
CountryShare
United States62.0%
Canada4.2%
Brazil3.6%

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Frequently asked questions

How many fans does The Onion have in United States?

The Onion has an estimated audience of 4,169,699 people in United States, concentrated in California and New York.

What is the gender split and age of The Onion fans?

46.4% of The Onion fans are female, 53.6% are male, with an average age of 36.5 years.

Which brands do The Onion fans like most?

The Onion fans show strongest brand affinity for Casey (4.09×), Sharks (6.84×), and Friends (2.22×) over the country average.

Where do The Onion fans live in United States?

The Onion fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 429,415), New York (reach 254,210), and Texas (reach 248,155). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

What other brands do The Onion fans also like?

Beyond The Onion itself, the audience over-indexes on Sharks (6.84×), Friends (2.22×), Rock music (1.87×), and Movies (1.51×) compared to the United States average.

How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for The Onion. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.