BMIE Market 28669

Wilkes County, North Carolina · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	2,935 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±757 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	1,254 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±282 · 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	3,146 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	1,416 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$47,358 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,201 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	47.7 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±6 · 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	$746 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±36 · 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	$137,500 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±53,371 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	48.0 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	1 2010 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2010 detail (NAICS2007) · by USPS ZIP 28669
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	3.2 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	-50.0% DERIVED: 2005 → 2010, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	-50.0% DERIVED: 2000 → 2010, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2015	1 (range 0–2) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2000–2010 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.20) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	29 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	36 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	38 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	4 / 100 MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence Medium · 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 28669. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2000–2010, -0.1 restaurants per year, r² 0.20, confidence Low.

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: 29 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	36.1	36	40%	+14.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score	38.5	38	35%	+13.5
Market Momentum Score	4.2	4	25%	+1.1

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

Consumer Market Score: 36 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	2,935	52	40%	+20.7
Median household income (ACS)	47,358	12	40%	+4.8
Households (ACS)	1,254	53	20%	+10.7

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 38 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	-50	5	35%	+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	3.4	96	25%	+24.1
Population (ACS)	2,935	52	20%	+10.3
Median household income (ACS)	47,358	12	20%	+2.4

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

Market Momentum Score: 4 (Medium confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	-50	4	50%	+2.5
10-year restaurant growth	-50	5	30%	+1.7

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 (4)

By cuisine

American 1 · Coffee 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 2 · Bar 1 · Café 1 · Casual dining 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Brews Brothers Bar and Grill	Casual dining · Bar		2055 Greenhorn Rd	open
Ed's Hometown Cafe	Café	American · Coffee	7894 Elkin Hwy	open
Hunt Brothers Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	6849 White Plains Road	open
Tegan Anthea	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1467 White River Way	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
1997	1	1	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1998	1	1	1	—	—	—	NAICS1997
1999	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS1997
2000	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS1997
2001	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS1997
2002	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS1997
2003	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS2002
2004	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS2002
2005	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS2002
2006	3	3	2	—	—	—	NAICS2002
2007	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS2002
2008	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS2007
2009	1	1	1	—	—	—	NAICS2007
2010	1	1	1	—	—	—	NAICS2007

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 28669. 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
28670	4.8 mi	1	2015

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