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BMIE Market 42635

McCreary County, Kentucky · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)4,736
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±616 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,618
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±350 · 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 count5,103
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,494
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$24,412
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±20,797 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age44.4
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±5 · 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$475
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±214 · 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$91,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±33,439 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area25.2 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2018 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2018 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 42635
Restaurants per 10,000 residents2.0
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2008 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 1998 → 2018, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20232 (range 1–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2018 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.21) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score58 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score36 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score63 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score88 / 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: 58 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score35.73640%+14.3
Restaurant Opportunity Score62.66335%+21.9
Market Momentum Score88.38825%+22.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 36 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4,7365940%+23.8
Median household income (ACS)24,412140%+0.4
Households (ACS)1,6185820%+11.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 63 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth508235%+28.8
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)6.38725%+21.7
Population (ACS)4,7365920%+11.9
Median household income (ACS)24,412120%+0.2
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 88 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth509050%+45.1
10-year restaurant growth508230%+24.7
20-year restaurant growth2009320%+18.6
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 (5)

By cuisine

Pizza 3 · Coffee 2 · American 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Italian 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Café 1 · Coffee shop 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Country CafeCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated)Coffee · Cajun, Creole, Southern · American1900-2094 State Hwy 2792open
Gather Coffee Lounge Pine Knot Gather Coffee CompanyCoffee shopCoffee4106 S. Hwy 27open
Giovanni'sRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian174 KY-92open
Hunt Brothers PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza5160 S Highway 27open
Hunt Brothers PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza2682 E, KY-92open
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
199511SIC1987
199722SIC1987
1998111NAICS1997
1999111NAICS1997
2001111NAICS1997
2004111NAICS2002
2005111NAICS2002
2006111NAICS2002
2007111NAICS2002
20082211NAICS2007
2009111NAICS2007
2010111NAICS2007
2011111NAICS2007
20122211NAICS2012
20132211NAICS2012
2015111NAICS2012
2016111NAICS2012
201833NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 42635. 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
426493.5 mi
426383.7 mi12004
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.