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BMIE Market 35649

Limestone County, Alabama · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)81
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±57 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households34
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±27 · 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 count68
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units33
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$144,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±104,779 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age56.8
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±14 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home value$389,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±344,490 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area2.5 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 35649
Restaurants per 10,000 residents147.1
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+0.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2014, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20213 (range 1–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.27) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score40 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score42 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score33 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score48 / 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: 40 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score41.74240%+16.7
Restaurant Opportunity Score33.33335%+11.7
Market Momentum Score47.84825%+12.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 42 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)81640%+2.3
Median household income (ACS)144,0009540%+38.2
Households (ACS)34720%+1.3
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 33 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)123.5325%+0.8
Population (ACS)81620%+1.1
Median household income (ACS)144,0009520%+19.1
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 48 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth1008220%+16.5
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

Dessert 2 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 2 · Bakery 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Dessert 2 · Bakery 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Blue Bell Creameries Blue Bell Ice CreamDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert5600 Mooresville Rdopen
Dogwood & Magnolia Bakery Magnolia BakeryBakeryBakery25062 North St SEopen
Limestone Bay Trading CompanyOtherSandwichesopen
Lyla's Little HouseDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert4739 High Stopen
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
199411SIC1987
20042211NAICS2002
20052211NAICS2002
2006111NAICS2002
2007111NAICS2002
2008111NAICS2007
2009111NAICS2007
2010111NAICS2007
2011111NAICS2007
2012111NAICS2012
2013111NAICS2012
20142211NAICS2012
20152211NAICS2012
2016111NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 35649. 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
356152.6 mi12006
357563.3 mi182023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.