BMIE Market 33873

Hardee County, Florida · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	13,935 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±651 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	4,810 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±319 · 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	14,742 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	5,288 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$54,444 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,008 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	35.6 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	$963 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±53 · 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	$180,100 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±31,778 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	124.5 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	21 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 33873
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	11.5 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+23.5% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+10.5% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+23.5% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+90.9% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	24 (range 21–27) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.4 per year, r² 0.48) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	56 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	53 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	51 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	66 / 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 33873. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.4 restaurants per year, r² 0.48, 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. Florida and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 918, 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: 56 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	53.3	53	40%	+21.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score	51.4	51	35%	+18.0
Market Momentum Score	65.7	66	25%	+16.4

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

Consumer Market Score: 53 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	13,935	75	40%	+30.2
Median household income (ACS)	54,444	21	40%	+8.4
Households (ACS)	4,810	74	20%	+14.7

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 51 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	10.5	54	35%	+19.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	15.1	52	25%	+13.1
Population (ACS)	13,935	75	20%	+15.1
Median household income (ACS)	54,444	21	20%	+4.2

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

Market Momentum Score: 66 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	23.5	80	50%	+39.8
10-year restaurant growth	10.5	54	30%	+16.3
20-year restaurant growth	23.5	48	20%	+9.6

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 (53)

By cuisine

American 16 · Mexican 13 · Coffee 9 · Burgers 6 · Dessert 5 · Pizza 4 · Juice / smoothies 3 · Asian 2 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 2 · Chinese 2 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 2 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 2 · Tea / bubble tea 2 · Bakery 1 · BBQ 1 · Breakfast 1 · Chicken / wings 1 · Healthy / salads / bowls 1 · Italian 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 33 · Quick service 12 · Casual dining 8 · Coffee shop 7 · Café 5 · Dessert 5 · Bar 4 · Juice, smoothie, tea 4 · Bakery 3 · Food truck 3 · Delivery-focused 2 · Buffet 1 · Catering 1 · Other 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
111 Main Coffee & Tea Company	Café · Coffee shop	Coffee	111 W Main St	open
A and B Barbeque	Food truck · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	535 S 6th Ave	open
A Juicy Life	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Other		535 S 6th Ave	open
Amazing Grace Tea House	Juice, smoothie, tea · Catering · Café	Tea / bubble tea · Coffee	106 S 4th Ave	open
Beef 'O' Brady's Beef 'O' Brady's Fern Creek	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American	530 S 6th Ave	open
Bertha's Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Mexican · American	103 E Main St	open
Burger King Burger King	Quick service	Burgers · American	415 S 6th Ave	open
CATRINA CANTINA BAR	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	216 W Main St	open
Charlotte's Web	Bar		5648 State Rd 64	open
Domino's Domino's Pizza	Quick service · Delivery-focused	Pizza	1103 S 6th Avenue	open
Dos Amigos Taqueria Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	1012 S 6th Ave	open
Double J Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	American · Coffee	1341 US Highway 17 S	open
Dunkin' Dunkin'	Bakery · Juice, smoothie, tea · Dessert · Coffee shop	Dessert · Juice / smoothies · Coffee	1042 S 6th Ave	open
Dunkin' Donuts	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Dessert · Bakery	Coffee · Dessert	101 W Oak St Hess	open
El Flamboyan Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)		103 E Main St	open
Giovanni's Main Street Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Italian · American	221 W Main St	open
Hardee County Public Pool	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers		open
Hardee Soccer Club	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	770 Rec Complex Dr	open
Honey Bear Bake Co.	Bakery · Coffee shop · Café	Bakery · Coffee	126 W Main St	open
Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant Hong Kong Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	1476 US-17	open
Hungry Howie's Hungry Howie's	Delivery-focused · Quick service	Pizza	1038 S 6th Avenue	open
Java Cafe	Café · Dessert · Coffee shop	Coffee · Dessert	202 W Main St	open
John's Enterprises Of Central Florida Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		116 N 4th Ave	open
Kathy's kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American · Breakfast	1341 US-17	open
KFC KFC	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	899 S. Sixth Avenue	open
La Mera Jefa	Food truck	Mexican	1775 N Florida Ave	open
La Michoacana Ice Cream	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert	1460 US-17	open
Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	1434 US-17	open
Main Street Grille & Pub	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar · Casual dining	American	216 W Main St	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service	Burgers · American	907 S 6th Ave	open
Mis Tesoros Paleteria	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Mexican · Dessert	401 N 6th Ave	open
Mollica Subs 27732, Inc.	Restaurant (service type not stated)		1444 US Highway 17 N	open
Nicholas' Family Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	615 N 6th Ave	open
Nylah' Family Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar		3315 FL-64	open
Patchwork Cafe	Coffee shop	Coffee	106 S 4th Ave	open
Paul's Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Cajun, Creole, Southern	116 N 4th Ave	open
Pizza Hut Pizza Hut	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	1498 US Highway 17 N Hardee	open
Royal Nutrition Bar	Juice, smoothie, tea · Coffee shop	Juice / smoothies · Tea / bubble tea · Healthy / salads / bowls · Coffee	610 N 6th Ave	open
Silvias Tienda Mexicana	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	708 N 6th Ave	open
Sitio Los Perez LLC	Food truck · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Juice, smoothie, tea	Juice / smoothies	2241 US Highway 17 N	open
Sonic Drive In Sonic Drive-In	Quick service	Burgers · American	909 South 6Th Avenue	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	1444 US Highway 17 N	open
Taco Bell Taco Bell	Quick service	Mexican	116 W Rea Rd	open
Taco Express	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex	1448 US Highway 17 N	open
Tacos Isabel	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Mexican	104 Hancock Rd	open
Taqueria La Escondida	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Mexican · American	702 N 6th Ave	open
Taqueria La Pasadita	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	2285 US-17	open
Taqueria La Potra	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex	1012 S 6th Ave	open
Taquitos Mi Mexico	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	1075 S 6th Ave	open
The Panda Chinese Restaurant	Buffet	Chinese · Asian	806 S 6th Ave	open
Wauchula Family Restaurant	Casual dining	American	502 S 6th Ave	open
Wendy's Wendy's	Quick service	Burgers · American	1440 North Us 17	open
Woody’s Bar BQ	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ · Cajun, Creole, Southern · American	902 S 6th Ave	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	12	11	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1995	14	13	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1996	12	9	—	—	—	3	SIC1987
1997	11	10	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1998	11	9	3	6	—	1	NAICS1997
1999	13	10	3	7	—	2	NAICS1997
2000	13	11	4	6	1	1	NAICS1997
2001	14	13	4	8	1	—	NAICS1997
2002	16	15	5	9	—	—	NAICS1997
2003	19	17	5	10	—	1	NAICS2002
2004	17	15	5	8	1	1	NAICS2002
2005	18	16	5	10	—	1	NAICS2002
2006	18	16	5	9	1	—	NAICS2002
2007	18	16	6	10	—	—	NAICS2002
2008	21	19	10	9	—	—	NAICS2007
2009	20	18	9	8	—	1	NAICS2007
2010	19	17	9	8	—	1	NAICS2007
2011	17	16	7	9	—	—	NAICS2007
2012	20	19	7	12	—	—	NAICS2012
2013	20	19	8	10	1	—	NAICS2012
2014	18	17	7	9	1	—	NAICS2012
2015	21	20	10	9	1	—	NAICS2012
2016	19	18	9	8	1	—	NAICS2012
2017	22	20	10	9	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	18	17	8	8	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	22	20	9	8	3	—	NAICS2017
2020	22	21	8	11	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	23	21	9	9	3	—	NAICS2017
2022	23	22	9	10	3	—	NAICS2022
2023	22	21	8	10	3	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 33873. 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)

None within 5 miles.