If you’re 35 to 54 years old, single, and scouring the web for some singles action, well, D.C. may not be the best place to get lucky.

The Post reports today that newly released census figures find that the city’s pool of 25 to 34 year-olds is increasing faster than the national average, though at the expense of the 35-54 crowd. The census estimates show an increase of 9.5 percent for 25-29 year-olds and a 2.3 percent increase for 30 to 34 year-olds from 2000-2004, compared to an average decrease of 4.7 percent for 35 to 54 year olds.

William Frey (at right), a scholar at the Brookings Institution and expert on demographics, notes:

The District is middle-aging like the rest of the country. Where it’s different is it gets these younger people. Where it’s losing out is in these prime early middle-aged years. These baby boomers made a beeline to the suburbs.

This youthful boom has been a boon to the city’s economy, if rising property values and increasing development are any indicators. And, as DCist has noted in the past, it is young men that seem to getting the better end of the deal — the 52.9 percent of the District’s residents that are women are left fighting for the mere 47.1 percent of residents that are men.