BMIE Market 28449

New Hanover County, North Carolina · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	2,131 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±480 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	913 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±207 · 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 count	1,692 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	1,929 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$107,563 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±28,747 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	57.2 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	$1,420 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±181 · 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	$759,700 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±73,227 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	4.0 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	10 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 28449
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	35.5 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+42.9% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+42.9% 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	+66.7% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	10 (range 9–12) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.3 per year, r² 0.61) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	64 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	62 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	56 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	77 / 100 MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

Map

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

Trends

Historical lines are published counts. Dashed lines are derived: a least-squares trend through the last decade, extended as a FORECAST with its 80% range. Momentum, not a guarantee.

Restaurants by year, with trend and projection

ZIP Code Business Patterns, USPS ZIP 28449. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.3 restaurants per year, r² 0.61, confidence Medium.

Growth index (first year on file = 100)

Each category relative to its own first published count. Full/limited split is unavailable under SIC (before 1998).

Mix of the food-service market

Share of all food-service establishments. "Other" = snack bars, caterers, contractors, mobile.

Population and restaurants per 10,000 residents

Population points: 2010 Census count and ACS 5-year estimates on file (more vintages load over time). Density uses the population point within two years of each restaurant count. Population projection appears once three or more ACS years are loaded.

Restaurant growth vs. North Carolina and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 688, U.S. n = 24,852). DERIVED from ZIP Code Business Patterns.

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: 64 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	62.1	62	40%	+24.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score	56.3	56	35%	+19.7
Market Momentum Score	77.3	77	25%	+19.3

Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 62 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	2,131	46	40%	+18.4
Median household income (ACS)	107,563	85	40%	+34.1
Households (ACS)	913	48	20%	+9.6

Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 56 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	42.9	78	35%	+27.4
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	46.9	11	25%	+2.6
Population (ACS)	2,131	46	20%	+9.2
Median household income (ACS)	107,563	85	20%	+17.1

Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 77 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	42.9	88	50%	+44.1
10-year restaurant growth	42.9	78	30%	+23.5
20-year restaurant growth	25	49	20%	+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 (14)

By cuisine

American 6 · Seafood 3 · Burgers 2 · Caribbean 1 · Coffee 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1 · Juice / smoothies 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 8 · Casual dining 5 · Bar 4 · Café 1 · Coffee shop 1 · Dessert 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Quick service 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Alaia Beach Bistro	Casual dining		102 Fort Fisher Blvd S	open
Beach House Bar & Grill	Casual dining · Bar	Burgers		open
Beach House Burgers	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers · American	118 Fort Fisher Blvd N	open
Big Daddy's Seafood Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood · American	206 K Avenue	open
Bud & Joe's Sandbar	Casual dining · Bar		108 K Avenue	open
Fantasy Island Patio and Tiki	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	206 K Avenue	open
Freddie's Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Italian	111 K Ave	open
Happy Hippies Java Hut	Café · Juice, smoothie, tea · Coffee shop	Coffee · Juice / smoothies	109 K Ave	open
Jack Mackerels Island Grill	Casual dining · Bar	Seafood · Caribbean	113 K Avenue	open
Kure Beach Diner	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	101 K Ave	open
Ocean View Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American	101 K Avenue	open
Riverview Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood · American	121 Riverfront Rd, Fort Fisher Blvd S	open
Sharkbites	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service		900 Loggerhead Rd	open
Tasty Freeze Grill	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts	102 Fort Fisher Blvd S	open

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

Year	All food service	Restaurants	Full-service	Limited-service	Snack & beverage	Bars	Industry codes
1994	7	6	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1995	7	6	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1996	9	7	—	—	—	2	SIC1987
1997	11	10	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1998	8	7	4	1	2	1	NAICS1997
1999	10	9	6	1	2	1	NAICS1997
2000	10	9	5	2	2	1	NAICS1997
2001	11	9	5	2	2	1	NAICS1997
2002	9	8	4	2	2	1	NAICS1997
2003	9	8	4	2	2	1	NAICS2002
2004	7	6	4	—	2	1	NAICS2002
2005	7	6	4	—	2	1	NAICS2002
2006	6	6	4	—	2	—	NAICS2002
2007	6	6	4	1	1	—	NAICS2002
2008	8	8	6	1	1	—	NAICS2007
2009	7	7	5	1	1	—	NAICS2007
2010	6	6	5	—	1	—	NAICS2007
2011	6	5	4	—	1	1	NAICS2007
2012	7	6	3	1	2	1	NAICS2012
2013	8	7	3	2	2	1	NAICS2012
2014	7	6	3	1	2	1	NAICS2012
2015	7	6	3	1	2	1	NAICS2012
2016	7	6	3	1	2	1	NAICS2012
2017	8	7	3	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	8	7	4	—	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	9	8	4	—	3	—	NAICS2017
2020	8	7	3	—	3	—	NAICS2017
2021	8	7	3	—	3	—	NAICS2017
2022	10	9	4	—	4	—	NAICS2022
2023	11	10	4	—	4	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 28449. 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)

ZCTA	Distance	Restaurants	Year
28428	5.0 mi	60	2023

Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.