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BMIE Market 28619

Burke County, North Carolina · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)487
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±164 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households216
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±88 · 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 count1,520
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units715
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$34,881
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±15,861 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age59.9
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$759
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±346 · 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$198,600
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±56,722 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area0.5 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants2
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 28619
Restaurants per 10,000 residents6.6
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 2004 → 2014, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-33.3%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20213 (range 2–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2002–2016 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.67) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score32 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score14 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score40 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score50 / 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: 32 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score14.41440%+5.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score40.34035%+14.1
Market Momentum Score50.35025%+12.6
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 14 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4872140%+8.4
Median household income (ACS)34,881440%+1.5
Households (ACS)2162320%+4.6
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 40 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth1009235%+32.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)41.11325%+3.2
Population (ACS)4872120%+4.2
Median household income (ACS)34,881420%+0.7
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 50 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth1009230%+27.6
20-year restaurant growth-33.3920%+1.8
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

No listings loaded for this ZCTA yet. Counts above come from the Census; individual listings arrive from Overture Places.

Restaurant establishments over time

YearAll food serviceRestaurantsFull-serviceLimited-serviceSnack & beverageBarsIndustry codes
199455————SIC1987
199533————SIC1987
199633————SIC1987
199733————SIC1987
19983211——NAICS1997
199932—2——NAICS1997
200032—2——NAICS1997
20011—————NAICS1997
200211————NAICS1997
2004111———NAICS2002
2008111———NAICS2007
2009111———NAICS2007
2010111———NAICS2007
2011222———NAICS2007
2012221—1—NAICS2012
2013221—1—NAICS2012
2014221—1—NAICS2012
2015222———NAICS2012
2016222———NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 28619. 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
286902.6 mi122023
286714.5 mi32020
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.