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BMIE Market 22302

Alexandria city, Virginia · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)18,026
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,279 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households8,834
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±578 · 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 count16,485
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units8,935
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$123,539
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,070 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age39.4
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1 · 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$2,140
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±58 · 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$631,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±57,372 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area2.3 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants25
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 22302
Restaurants per 10,000 residents14.0
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+38.9%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+25.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+25.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 202821 (range 16–26)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.01) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score71 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score85 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score61 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score64 / 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: 71 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score85.18540%+34.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score60.76135%+21.3
Market Momentum Score63.96425%+16.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 85 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)18,0268040%+31.8
Median household income (ACS)123,5399140%+36.6
Households (ACS)8,8348320%+16.6
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 61 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)13.95725%+14.2
Population (ACS)18,0268020%+15.9
Median household income (ACS)123,5399120%+18.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 64 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth38.98750%+43.6
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth254920%+9.8
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 (49)

By cuisine

Coffee 8 · Bakery 6 · Pizza 6 · American 4 · Asian 4 · Burgers 4 · Chinese 4 · Dessert 4 · Italian 4 · Japanese 3 · Sushi 3 · Chicken / wings 2 · Korean 2 · Latin American (other) 2 · Mediterranean 2 · Mexican 2 · Sandwiches 2 · Healthy / salads / bowls 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Middle Eastern 1 · Peruvian 1 · Seafood 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 31 · Bakery 6 · Café 6 · Quick service 6 · Bar 5 · Coffee shop 5 · Dessert 5 · Casual dining 4 · Buffet 1 · Delivery-focused 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
&pizza &pizzaQuick servicePizza · Italian3690 King Stopen
Alexandria Pastry ShopBakery · Dessert · CaféBakery · Dessert · Coffee3690 King St Hopen
Armand's Chicago PizzeriaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza4716 King Stopen
Atlantis Pizzeria & Family RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian3648 King Stopen
Baskin-Robbins Baskin-RobbinsDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert1701 Centre Plzopen
BeeLiner DinerCasual diningAmerican3648 King Stopen
Bento SushiRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Sushi3526 King Stopen
Bonchon Chicken Bonchon Chicken PhilippinesRestaurant (service type not stated)Korean · Chicken / wings · Asian3690 King St. Suite Nopen
Cafe PizzaioloRestaurant (service type not stated) · CaféPizza · Italian · Coffee1623 Fern St #2620open
Cafe Shiraz Bar And GrillRestaurant (service type not stated)Middle Eastern3672 King Stopen
California TortillaRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican3672 King Stopen
CavaRestaurant (service type not stated)Mediterranean3644 King Stopen
China DelightRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese4686 King Stopen
Choong Man Chicken - AlexandriaRestaurant (service type not stated)Korean · Chicken / wings4686 King Stopen
Chord Bread and BottleRestaurant (service type not stated) · Bar3690 J King Stopen
Domino's Domino's PizzaDelivery-focused · Quick servicePizza4698 King St.open
Duck Donuts Duck DonutsBakery · DessertDessert · Bakery3610 F King Stopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Coffee · Bakery4700 S King St Suite Bopen
El SaltadoRestaurant (service type not stated)Peruvian · Latin American (other)3616 King Stopen
Fairlington PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian1715 Centre Plazaopen
Fares IncRestaurant (service type not stated)1700 Fern Stopen
Five GuysRestaurant (service type not stated)Burgers4626 King Stopen
Great Harvest Bread Co.Bakery · Restaurant (service type not stated)Bakery · American1711 Centre Plzopen
Ho's Chinese CarryoutRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian1707 Centre Plazaopen
Hong Kong BistroRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese3616 King Stopen
Kyoto SushiRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Sushi3676 King Stopen
La TerrazaCasual dining · BarMexican · Latin American (other)4716 King Stopen
May IslandRestaurant (service type not stated)Asian · Chinese1669 N Quaker Lnopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick serviceBurgers · American3646 King Stopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Burgers4803 Leesburg Pikeopen
Meals On WheelsRestaurant (service type not stated) · Other2500 N Van Dorn Stopen
NaccasBar4401 Ford Aveopen
New York PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza4370 King Stopen
Potbelly Potbelly Sandwich ShopRestaurant (service type not stated) · Quick serviceSandwiches4690 King Stopen
Ramparts Tavern & GrillCasual dining · Bar1700 Fern Stopen
Rocket Fizz Alexandria Rocket FizzDessert1721 Centre Plazaopen
Silver Diner Silver DinerCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American4630 King St Unit A3open
Simply FishingRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood1700 Fern Stopen
St. Elmo’s Fairlington St. Elmo's Coffee PubCoffee shopCoffee1536 Kenwood Ave, Alexandria, VA 22302-2318, United Statesopen
Starbucks StarbucksCoffee shop · CaféCoffee3690 Q King Street, Bradlee Shopping Centeropen
Starbucks StarbucksCoffee shop · Café · BakeryCoffee · Bakery4550 King Stopen
Starbucks StarbucksCafé · Coffee shop · BakeryCoffee · Bakery3690 King Stopen
Subway SubwayQuick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)Sandwiches3674 King Stopen
Sushi Jin Next Door Sushi JinRestaurant (service type not stated)Japanese · Sushi · Asian3470 Berkeley St #303open
TGI FridaysBar · Restaurant (service type not stated)Burgers4650 King Stopen
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Tropical Smoothie CafeJuice, smoothie, tea · CaféJuice / smoothies · Healthy / salads / bowls · Coffee3610 G King Streetopen
Umi Hot Pot Sushi & Seafood Buffet- Alexandria VA Umi premier Sushi & Seafood Buffet - DeptfordBuffet4650 King Stopen
Valencia IncRestaurant (service type not stated)5144 Leesburg Pikeopen
Zoës KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)Mediterranean3644 King Stopen
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
19942020SIC1987
19951818SIC1987
199621201SIC1987
199723221SIC1987
199822186931NAICS1997
1999221851031NAICS1997
2000211851031NAICS1997
2001221941051NAICS1997
2002252261051NAICS1997
200322204123NAICS2002
2004272451531NAICS2002
2005232041141NAICS2002
20062521785NAICS2002
20072422885NAICS2002
20082423895NAICS2007
20092322795NAICS2007
201025238104NAICS2007
201126241085NAICS2007
201230291486NAICS2012
201326251366NAICS2012
201426251276NAICS2012
201523221174NAICS2012
201622211254NAICS2012
201724221264NAICS2017
20182018864NAICS2017
20192421894NAICS2017
20202320974NAICS2017
20212522994NAICS2017
202226248115NAICS2022
202328258116NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 22302. 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
222061.1 mi402023
223051.3 mi312023
223011.4 mi312023
223041.9 mi682023
223142.0 mi1832023
223112.3 mi112023
223032.3 mi212023
222042.4 mi612023
222022.6 mi1192023
222143.4 mi12008
220413.5 mi792023
200323.6 mi132023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.