BMIE Market 35959

Cherokee County, Alabama · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	4,726 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±716 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	1,870 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±284 · 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	4,836 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	3,692 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$52,356 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8,302 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	47.3 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	$726 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±104 · 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	$234,500 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±27,602 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	61.9 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	3 2022 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 35959
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	6.2 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+200.0% DERIVED: 2015 → 2020, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+0.0% DERIVED: 2012 → 2022, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	-40.0% DERIVED: 2002 → 2022, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+200.0% DERIVED: 1994 → 2022, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2027	3 (range 1–6) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2009–2022 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.01) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	50 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	43 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	49 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	61 / 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 35959. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2009–2022, +0.0 restaurants per year, r² 0.01, 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. 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: 50 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	43.0	43	40%	+17.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score	49.5	49	35%	+17.3
Market Momentum Score	61.5	61	25%	+15.4

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

Consumer Market Score: 43 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	4,726	59	40%	+23.8
Median household income (ACS)	52,356	18	40%	+7.2
Households (ACS)	1,870	60	20%	+12.0

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 49 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	0	35	35%	+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	6.4	87	25%	+21.7
Population (ACS)	4,726	59	20%	+11.9
Median household income (ACS)	52,356	18	20%	+3.6

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

Market Momentum Score: 61 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	200	99	50%	+49.5
10-year restaurant growth	0	35	30%	+10.5
20-year restaurant growth	-40	7	20%	+1.5

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 (14)

By cuisine

American 5 · Burgers 4 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 2 · Juice / smoothies 2 · Asian 1 · Chinese 1 · Coffee 1 · Dessert 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Mexican 1 · Pizza 1 · Sandwiches 1 · Seafood 1 · Vietnamese 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 11 · Dessert 2 · Juice, smoothie, tea 2 · Quick service 2 · Café 1 · Casual dining 1 · Coffee shop 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Angie's Burger Shack	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers	4085 AL Hwy 9	open
Cedar Bluff Coffee & Nutrition	Juice, smoothie, tea · Coffee shop · Café	Juice / smoothies · Coffee	3770 AL-9	open
Crestview Grill at Riverside	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	1210 County Rd 131	open
Jefferson's Jefferson's Cedartown	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Burgers	3440 AL-9	open
KT Pho at Cedar Bluff	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Vietnamese · Asian	4758 AL-68	open
La Cabana	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	4055 AL-9 N	open
Orange Cone Palace	Juice, smoothie, tea · Dessert	Juice / smoothies · Ice cream / frozen desserts	4272 Broad St	open
Speedy's at the Lake	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	4865 Al Highway 68	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	3835 Alabama Hwy 9	open
The Big Chill	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert	3420 Spring St	open
The Burger Shack	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Quick service	Burgers	Highway 9	open
Tiger shack	Restaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining	Burgers · American	4085 AL-9	open
Tony's Pizza & Subs	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	3812 AL Highway 9	open
Woodys on Weiss	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American · Seafood	1760 County Rd 102	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	1	1	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1996	1	1	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1997	2	2	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1998	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS1997
1999	4	4	2	2	—	—	NAICS1997
2000	2	2	2	—	—	—	NAICS1997
2001	4	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS1997
2002	5	5	4	1	—	—	NAICS1997
2003	3	3	2	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2004	4	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2005	4	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2006	4	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2007	7	7	4	3	—	—	NAICS2002
2008	5	5	2	3	—	—	NAICS2007
2009	3	3	1	2	—	—	NAICS2007
2010	3	3	1	2	—	—	NAICS2007
2011	2	2	—	2	—	—	NAICS2007
2012	3	3	—	3	—	—	NAICS2012
2013	2	2	—	2	—	—	NAICS2012
2014	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS2012
2015	1	1	—	1	—	—	NAICS2012
2016	1	1	—	1	—	—	NAICS2012
2019	3	3	—	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	3	3	—	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	3	3	—	—	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 35959. 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.