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BMIE Market 41826

Letcher County, Kentucky · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)668
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±322 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households270
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±129 · 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 count978
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units497
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$60,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±49,180 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age52.9
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11 · 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$64,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±14,688 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area8.9 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants1
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 41826
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20211 (range 1–1)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2011–2016 (6 points, +0.0 per year, r² 1.00) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score32 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence Medium · why?
Consumer Market Score28 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score37 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence Medium · 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: 32 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score27.62840%+14.7
Restaurant Opportunity Score37.53735%+17.5
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 28 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)6682540%+10.2
Median household income (ACS)60,5003040%+12.1
Households (ACS)2702620%+5.3
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 37 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)15.05325%+20.3
Population (ACS)6682520%+7.8
Median household income (ACS)60,5003020%+9.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

A high score is a statistical position among all U.S. ZCTAs, not a prediction that a restaurant will succeed.

Restaurants on file

No listings loaded for this ZCTA yet. Counts above come from the Census; individual listings arrive from Overture Places.

Restaurant establishments over time

YearAll food serviceRestaurantsFull-serviceLimited-serviceSnack & beverageBarsIndustry codes
2011111NAICS2007
2012111NAICS2012
2013111NAICS2012
2014111NAICS2012
2015111NAICS2012
2016111NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 41826. 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
418242.5 mi32022
418322.5 mi
418472.8 mi11995
418453.4 mi
418344.8 mi12014
418044.9 mi12015
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.