BMIE Market 35978

DeKalb County, Alabama · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	5,580 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±835 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	1,982 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±202 · 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	5,390 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	2,453 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$55,509 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4,789 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	39.0 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4 · 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	$1,041 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±254 · 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	$137,100 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±31,077 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	69.4 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	7 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 35978
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	3.7 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+16.7% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+133.3% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+600.0% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+250.0% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	9 (range 6–11) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.3 per year, r² 0.51) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	63 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	46 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	66 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	86 / 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 35978. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.3 restaurants per year, r² 0.51, 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. 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: 63 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	46.0	46	40%	+18.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score	65.7	66	35%	+23.0
Market Momentum Score	85.6	86	25%	+21.4

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

Consumer Market Score: 46 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	5,580	62	40%	+24.9
Median household income (ACS)	55,509	22	40%	+8.9
Households (ACS)	1,982	61	20%	+12.2

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

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 66 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	133.3	95	35%	+33.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	12.5	62	25%	+15.6
Population (ACS)	5,580	62	20%	+12.4
Median household income (ACS)	55,509	22	20%	+4.5

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

Market Momentum Score: 86 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	16.7	75	50%	+37.3
10-year restaurant growth	133.3	95	30%	+28.5
20-year restaurant growth	600	99	20%	+19.8

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 4 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 3 · Mexican 3 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 2 · BBQ 1 · Burgers 1 · Dessert 1 · Italian 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Latin American (other) 1 · Pizza 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 9 · Quick service 3 · Dessert 2 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Bama Boys BBQ	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ · Cajun, Creole, Southern · American	8970 AL-40	open
Fins Shaved Ice	Dessert	Dessert	AL-71	open
Henagar Al Nutrition	Juice, smoothie, tea · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Juice / smoothies	17073 Al Highway 75	open
Howard's Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Cajun, Creole, Southern · American	12070 AL-75	open
Jack's Jack's	Quick service	Cajun, Creole, Southern · American	17773 AL-75	open
Limon's Mexican Restaurant Henagar	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex	50 Loyd Crye Dr	open
Limon's \| Mexican Restaurant • Henagar	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex · Latin American (other)	50 Lloyd Crye Drive	open
Mario's Pizza in Henagar	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza · Italian	17067 Al Highway 75	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service	Burgers · American	8936 Alabama Highway 40	open
Mi Casita Mexican Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	17073 Broad St	open
Pizza Palace Pizza Palace	Restaurant (service type not stated)		8778 Highway 40	open
Puddin's Pantry	Dessert		12205 Al Highway 40	open
Sand Mountain Vineyards	Winery / distillery / taproom		2525 Co Rd 123	open
Subway Subway	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	17083 AL-75	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	2	2	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1995	1	1	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1996	2	2	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1997	2	2	—	—	—	—	SIC1987
1998	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS1997
1999	5	5	3	2	—	—	NAICS1997
2000	4	4	3	1	—	—	NAICS1997
2001	2	2	—	2	—	—	NAICS1997
2002	1	1	—	1	—	—	NAICS1997
2003	1	1	—	1	—	—	NAICS2002
2004	4	4	—	4	—	—	NAICS2002
2005	4	4	—	4	—	—	NAICS2002
2006	4	4	2	2	—	—	NAICS2002
2007	6	6	3	3	—	—	NAICS2002
2008	5	5	3	2	—	—	NAICS2007
2009	4	4	2	2	—	—	NAICS2007
2010	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS2007
2011	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS2007
2012	2	2	1	1	—	—	NAICS2012
2013	3	3	2	1	—	—	NAICS2012
2014	5	5	2	3	—	—	NAICS2012
2015	7	7	3	4	—	—	NAICS2012
2016	4	4	2	2	—	—	NAICS2012
2017	7	7	4	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2018	6	6	3	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2019	6	6	3	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2020	7	7	4	3	—	—	NAICS2017
2021	8	8	4	4	—	—	NAICS2017
2022	7	7	3	4	—	—	NAICS2022
2023	7	7	3	4	—	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 35978. 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.