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BMIE Market 35073

Jefferson County, Alabama · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,031
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±664 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,339
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±262 · 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 count2,382
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,140
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$54,886
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±21,356 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age40.8
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8 · 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$1,045
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±244 · 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$117,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±22,609 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area29.5 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 35073
Restaurants per 10,000 residents4.2
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-66.7%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20210 (range 0–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, -0.2 per year, r² 0.71) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score31 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score40 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score39 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score3 / 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: 31 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score40.44040%+16.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score39.33935%+13.8
Market Momentum Score3.2325%+0.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 40 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,0315240%+20.9
Median household income (ACS)54,8862240%+8.6
Households (ACS)1,3395420%+10.9
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 39 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-66.7135%+0.4
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)3.39725%+24.2
Population (ACS)3,0315220%+10.4
Median household income (ACS)54,8862220%+4.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 3 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-50450%+2.0
10-year restaurant growth-66.7130%+0.4
20-year restaurant growth-50420%+0.9
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

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 2 · Coffee shop 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Brookside BeansCoffee shopCoffee200 Cardiff Stopen
End ZoneRestaurant (service type not stated)American1539 S Main Stopen
Liz B 2 GoRestaurant (service type not stated)Birmingham, ALopen
Pizza Hut Express Pizza HutQuick service4795 Highway 78open
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
199411————SIC1987
199622————SIC1987
199732———1SIC1987
1998311——2NAICS1997
19992————2NAICS1997
2000222———NAICS1997
2001433——1NAICS1997
2002433——1NAICS1997
2003444———NAICS2002
2004444———NAICS2002
2005222———NAICS2002
2006333———NAICS2002
2007333———NAICS2002
2008222———NAICS2007
2009222———NAICS2007
2010111———NAICS2007
2011322——1NAICS2007
2012322——1NAICS2012
2013111———NAICS2012
2014111———NAICS2012
2015111———NAICS2012
2016111———NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 35073. 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
350053.2 mi82023
350364.1 mi—
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.