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BMIE Market 04097

Cumberland County, Maine · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)4,240
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±16 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,549
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±82 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B11001_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Population, 2010 Census count3,574
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,357
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$129,267
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±12,669 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age47.4
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rent$1,708
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±641 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25064_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median home value$496,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±44,649 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area21.2 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 04097
Restaurants per 10,000 residents5.6
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2014 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-25.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+200.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 2–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2008–2023 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.20) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score55 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score72 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score55 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score30 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

Map

Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic file, 1:500k, 2020 vintage. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Why these scores?

Each score is a weighted average of national percentile ranks (0 = lowest of all ZCTAs with that figure, 100 = highest). Weights are set in the model registry, not in code, and every score carries its model version.

BMIE Market Score: 55 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score71.67240%+28.6
Restaurant Opportunity Score55.25535%+19.3
Market Momentum Score29.93025%+7.5
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 72 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4,2405840%+23.1
Median household income (ACS)129,2679340%+37.1
Households (ACS)1,5495720%+11.4
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 55 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-251235%+4.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)7.18425%+21.0
Population (ACS)4,2405820%+11.6
Median household income (ACS)129,2679320%+18.6
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 30 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth-251230%+3.5
20-year restaurant growth02820%+5.6
Restaurant-count growth only until population and income growth series exist.

A high score is a statistical position among all U.S. ZCTAs, not a prediction that a restaurant will succeed.

Restaurants on file (7)

By cuisine

Coffee 2 · Dessert 2 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 2

By type

Café 2 · Dessert 2 · Bar 1 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Heart's Stone RestaurantCaféCoffee424 Walnut Hill Rdopen
Stones Cafe Maine, IncRestaurant (service type not stated)424 Walnut Hill Rdopen
The Purple HouseCaféCoffee378 Walnut Hill Rdopen
Toots Ice CreamDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert137 Walnut Hill Rdopen
Toots Ice CreamDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert21 Memorial Hwyopen
Well & Good Brewing CompanyBrewery / taproom · Bar173 Cumberland Rdopen
Trudy Bird's ØlbarRestaurant (service type not stated)424 Walnut Hill Rdclosed
Listings: Overture Maps Places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), matched into the BMIE restaurant master. Census establishment counts and listing counts differ by definition (Census counts employer establishments in the reference week; listings are places currently mapped).

Restaurant establishments over time

YearAll food serviceRestaurantsFull-serviceLimited-serviceSnack & beverageBarsIndustry codes
199411SIC1987
199522SIC1987
199622SIC1987
199722SIC1987
1998211NAICS1997
1999211NAICS1997
20004211NAICS1997
2001422NAICS1997
2002422NAICS1997
2003533NAICS2002
2004311NAICS2002
20054211NAICS2002
2006322NAICS2002
2007311NAICS2002
20083211NAICS2007
20094211NAICS2007
20103211NAICS2007
20113211NAICS2007
20123211NAICS2012
201354211NAICS2012
20145321NAICS2012
20153211NAICS2012
20163211NAICS2012
20173NAICS2017
20183NAICS2017
201943NAICS2017
20203NAICS2017
202333NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 04097. Categories are BMIE roll-ups of the published SIC/NAICS codes (full vs limited service is not split under SIC). More years load in stages.

Nearby markets (within 5 miles)

ZCTADistanceRestaurantsYear
040213.9 mi82023
040695.0 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.