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BMIE Market 04854

Knox County, Maine · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,482
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±186 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households669
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±86 · 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 count1,580
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,060
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$87,325
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±6,616 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age52.6
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7 · 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$1,191
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±386 · 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$413,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±42,860 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area10.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2017 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2017 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 04854
Restaurants per 10,000 residents6.3
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2012 → 2017, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2007 → 2017, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20223 (range 1–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2007–2017 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.72) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score68 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score52 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score65 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score98 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence Medium · 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: 68 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score52.35240%+20.9
Restaurant Opportunity Score65.26535%+22.8
Market Momentum Score98.49825%+24.6
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 52 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,4823940%+15.7
Median household income (ACS)87,3257140%+28.2
Households (ACS)6694220%+8.4
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 65 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth2009735%+34.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)20.23725%+9.2
Population (ACS)1,4823920%+7.9
Median household income (ACS)87,3257120%+14.1
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 98 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth2009950%+61.9
10-year restaurant growth2009730%+36.5
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 (3)

By cuisine

American 2 · Coffee 2 · Seafood 1

By type

Café 2 · Coffee shop 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Owls Head Lobster Co.Restaurant (service type not stated)Seafood · American23 Lobster Lnopen
The Barnacle Cafe at the Island InnCafé · Coffee shopCoffee · American1 Ocean Aveopen
The Salty OwlCaféCoffee23 Terminal Lnopen
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
2000111———NAICS1997
2001111———NAICS1997
2007111———NAICS2002
2008111———NAICS2007
2009111———NAICS2007
2010111———NAICS2007
2011111———NAICS2007
2012111———NAICS2012
2013111———NAICS2012
20142211——NAICS2012
20153321——NAICS2012
201633111—NAICS2012
201733————NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 04854. 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
048583.1 mi22016
048594.8 mi12008
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.