BMIE Market 35903

Etowah County, Alabama · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	17,113 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,276 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	6,872 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±564 · 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	18,088 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	8,538 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$53,122 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4,657 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	44.1 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±2 · 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	$861 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±86 · 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	$172,300 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11,439 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	68.2 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	42 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 35903
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	18.2 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+10.5% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+31.3% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+40.0% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+55.6% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	49 (range 44–53) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +1.1 per year, r² 0.79) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	57 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	55 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	52 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	67 / 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 35903. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +1.1 restaurants per year, r² 0.79, confidence High.

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. Alabama and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 471, 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: 57 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	54.9	55	40%	+22.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score	51.5	52	35%	+18.0
Market Momentum Score	67.3	67	25%	+16.8

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

Consumer Market Score: 55 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	17,113	79	40%	+31.5
Median household income (ACS)	53,122	19	40%	+7.6
Households (ACS)	6,872	79	20%	+15.8

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 52 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	31.3	72	35%	+25.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	24.5	27	25%	+6.9
Population (ACS)	17,113	79	20%	+15.7
Median household income (ACS)	53,122	19	20%	+3.8

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

Market Momentum Score: 67 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	10.5	68	50%	+34.1
10-year restaurant growth	31.3	72	30%	+21.5
20-year restaurant growth	40	58	20%	+11.7

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 (78)

By cuisine

American 19 · Burgers 8 · Sandwiches 8 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 7 · Mexican 6 · Pizza 6 · Bakery 5 · Chicken / wings 5 · Asian 4 · Chinese 4 · Dessert 4 · BBQ 3 · Coffee 3 · Seafood 3 · Japanese 2 · Juice / smoothies 2 · Latin American (other) 2 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 2 · Sushi 2 · Breakfast 1 · Healthy / salads / bowls 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1 · Steakhouse 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 47 · Quick service 27 · Bar 7 · Casual dining 6 · Bakery 5 · Café 4 · Dessert 4 · Coffee shop 2 · Juice, smoothie, tea 2 · Buffet 1 · Fast casual 1 · Food truck 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Other 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
4th Quarter Bar and Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar		1419 E Broad St	open
America's Best Your Homestyle Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · American	3014 E Meighan Blvd	open
Arby's	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	198 E Meighan Blvd	open
Ava's Bingsu Shaved Ice	Quick service · Dessert · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches · Dessert · Chicken / wings	2905 E Meighan Blvd	open
Barone's Pizza And Arcade	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	407 George Wallace Dr	open
Beans and Greens	Buffet	Cajun, Creole, Southern · American	10294 Centre Rd	open
Buffalo Wild Wings Buffalo Wild Wings	Bar · Casual dining	American	91 East Chestnut Street	open
Burger 101	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers · American	101 E Broad St	open
Burger King Burger King	Quick service	Burgers · American	414 E Meighan Blvd	open
Captain D's Captain D's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood · American	505 East Meighan Boulevard	open
China Buffet	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese	1000 E Meighan Blvd	open
Chop Stix	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Asian · Sushi · Japanese · Chinese	3741 Alford Bend Rd	open
Cook Out Cook Out	Quick service		303 E Meighan Blvd	open
Cothran's Bakery	Bakery	Bakery	440 George Wallace Dr	open
Dairy Queen Dairy Queen	Quick service · Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert	415 E Meighan Blvd 415 E Meighan Blvd	open
El Patron 2 El patron Mexican restaurant Gadsden	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Latin American (other)	607 E Meighan Blvd	open
Express Steak	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Steakhouse · American	451 George Wallace Dr	open
Firehouse Subs Firehouse Subs	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	332 E. Meighan Blvd. Suite G-3	open
Gadsden, AL Krystal	Quick service		114 E Meighan Blvd	open
Ghazal Enterprises Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		451 George Wallace Dr	open
Hardee's	Quick service		3106 E Meighan Blvd	open
Hardys	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar		3102 E Meighan Blvd	open
Hebrews Coffee SHOP	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	5686 US-278	open
Hokes Bluff Nutrition	Juice, smoothie, tea	Juice / smoothies	5686 US-278	open
Hot Head Burritos	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	101 E Broad St	open
Huddle House Huddle House	Casual dining	American	5714 US-278	open
Jack's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	486 George Wallace Dr	open
Jack's Jack's	Quick service	Burgers · American	102 George Wallace Dr	open
Jack's Family Restaurant Jack's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Cajun, Creole, Southern · American	2000 US-278	open
Jersey Mike's Jersey Mike's Subs	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches · American	404 E Meighan Blvd	open
Jimmy John's	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	510 E Meighan Blvd A10	open
Julio's Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	3745 Alford Bend Rd	open
KFC KFC	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	5692 Highway 278 East	open
KFC KFC	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Chicken / wings	579 E. Meighan Boulevard	open
Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme Doughnuts	Bakery · Dessert	Dessert · Bakery	504 E Meighan Blvd	open
Krystal Krystal	Quick service	Burgers · American	114 E Meighan Blvd	open
Lickin Good Donuts in Gadsden	Bakery · Dessert	Dessert · Bakery	3030 E Meighan Blvd	open
Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	1740 E Meighan Blvd	open
Lizzie's Barbecue	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ · Cajun, Creole, Southern	1440 E Broad St	open
Los Perikos Sport bar	Bar · Casual dining		2811 E Meighan Blvd	open
M3 Bar & Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · Bar	American	716 E Broad St	open
Maraella Vineyards and Winery	Winery / distillery / taproom		5296 Old, AL-74 E	open
Mayan Mexican Cuisine	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	486 George Wallace Dr	open
Mi Casita Mexican Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	5686 US-278 #6	open
Moe's Southwest Grill Moe's Southwest Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Mexican	510 East Meighan Blvd.	open
Panda Express Panda Express México	Quick service	Chinese · Asian	500 E Meighan Blvd	open
Panera Bread	Café	Coffee	508 E Meighan Blvd Ste B-1	open
Pig ‘N’ Out BBQ	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	American	5380 Herman Nelson Hwy	open
Pizza Hut Pizza Hut	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	510 E Meighan Blvd #7 # 7	open
Pizza Place	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	900 Goodyear Ave	open
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	Quick service	Chicken / wings · Cajun, Creole, Southern	406 E Meighan Blvd	open
Rally's	Quick service		303 E Meighan Blvd	open
Sakura Japanese Cuisine Hibachi and Sushi Bar	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Japanese · Sushi · Asian	1704 E Meighan Blvd	open
Salads2Go Nutrition	Juice, smoothie, tea · Fast casual	Juice / smoothies · Healthy / salads / bowls	2330 US-278	open
Shanghai Express	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	118 E Broad St	open
Shoney's	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	202 E Meighan Blvd	open
Sonic Drive In Sonic Drive-In	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	5680 Highway 278 E	open
Sonic Drive In Sonic Drive-In	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	354 East Meighan Blvd	open
Spectrum Gadsden AL	Café		231 E Broad St	open
Subway	Other	Sandwiches	445 George Wallace Dr	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	5686 US-278	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	340 East Meighan Blvd.	open
Swarup, Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		340 E Meighan Blvd	open
Tasty Treats & Hot Eats	Quick service · Food truck	BBQ	1411 Goss Ave	open
The 278 Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	1700 Piedmont Cutoff	open
The choice southern soul food	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Cajun, Creole, Southern	531 E Broad St	open
The Hide Out	Bar		2811 E Broad St	open
The Rustic Whisk	Bakery	Bakery		open
This Is It #1 BBQ Fish & More	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ · Cajun, Creole, Southern	2319 E Broad St	open
Three Crow Coffee	Coffee shop · Café	Coffee	430 George Wallace Dr	open
Tilly's Bar	Bar		341 Riverview Dr	open
Top of the river Gadsden Al	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood	HWY 411	open
Waffle House Waffle House	Casual dining	Breakfast · American	75 E Meighan Blvd	open
Walmart Bakery	Bakery	Bakery	340 E Meighan Blvd	open
Wendy's Wendy's	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	410 E Meighan Blvd	open
Whataburger	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	563 East Meighan Boulevard	open
Wings And Seafood	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Seafood · Chicken / wings · Burgers	210 E Meighan Blvd	open
Your Momma's Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Cajun, Creole, Southern	1901 E Meighan Blvd	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	33	27	—	—	—	6	SIC1987
1995	28	22	—	—	—	6	SIC1987
1996	30	25	—	—	—	5	SIC1987
1997	35	30	—	—	—	5	SIC1987
1998	32	25	8	16	1	5	NAICS1997
1999	36	28	10	16	2	6	NAICS1997
2000	35	28	8	18	2	5	NAICS1997
2001	30	25	8	15	2	3	NAICS1997
2002	41	32	12	17	2	3	NAICS1997
2003	36	30	11	16	2	1	NAICS2002
2004	32	30	9	19	1	1	NAICS2002
2005	37	36	9	23	3	—	NAICS2002
2006	32	31	5	23	2	—	NAICS2002
2007	35	33	5	27	1	1	NAICS2002
2008	36	34	8	24	1	1	NAICS2007
2009	37	35	6	26	1	1	NAICS2007
2010	35	33	6	24	1	1	NAICS2007
2011	33	31	6	22	1	1	NAICS2007
2012	32	31	6	24	—	—	NAICS2012
2013	33	32	7	23	1	—	NAICS2012
2014	33	32	7	24	—	—	NAICS2012
2015	35	34	7	24	2	—	NAICS2012
2016	38	37	6	28	2	—	NAICS2012
2017	43	42	6	33	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	39	38	6	30	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	40	39	7	30	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	42	40	8	30	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	43	41	8	31	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	47	45	9	34	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	44	42	8	33	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 35903. 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.