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BMIE Market 27878

Nash County, North Carolina · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,094
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±321 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households470
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±117 · 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 count1,931
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units912
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$53,382
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±26,801 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age35.6
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±16 · 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$926
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±105 · 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$111,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±66,194 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area0.8 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2019 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2019 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 27878
Restaurants per 10,000 residents36.3
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: 2009 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-40.0%
DERIVED: 1999 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20241 (range 0–3)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2009–2019 (11 points, -0.3 per year, r² 0.52) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score25 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score28 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score20 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score26 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

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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: 25 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score28.32840%+11.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score20.42035%+7.2
Market Momentum Score25.82625%+6.5
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 28 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,0943440%+13.4
Median household income (ACS)53,3821940%+7.8
Households (ACS)4703520%+7.1
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 20 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-251235%+4.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)27.42325%+5.8
Population (ACS)1,0943420%+6.7
Median household income (ACS)53,3821920%+3.9
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 26 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth-251230%+3.5
20-year restaurant growth-40720%+1.5
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 1 · Asian 1 · Burgers 1 · Chinese 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Quick service 2 · Delivery-focused 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Domino's Domino's PizzaQuick service · Delivery-focusedPizza3335 North Hathaway Blvd.open
Hardee's Hardee'sQuick serviceBurgers · American3651 N. Hathaway Blvdopen
Speedy Wok Chinese RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian4312 S Hathaway Blvdopen
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
199433————SIC1987
199533————SIC1987
199644————SIC1987
199722————SIC1987
19983312——NAICS1997
19995532——NAICS1997
20005532——NAICS1997
20016523—1NAICS1997
20027633—1NAICS1997
20036633——NAICS2002
20046633——NAICS2002
20055523——NAICS2002
20064422——NAICS2002
20074422——NAICS2002
20086541——NAICS2007
20095431——NAICS2007
20108725——NAICS2007
20116532——NAICS2007
20125431——NAICS2012
20135431——NAICS2012
20143321——NAICS2012
20153321——NAICS2012
20163312——NAICS2012
201733————NAICS2017
201833————NAICS2017
201933————NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 27878. 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
278032.0 mi92023
278224.1 mi42023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.