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BMIE Market 52639

Lee County, Iowa · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,745
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±318 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households717
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±144 · 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 count2,002
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units899
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$68,625
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±15,407 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age51.2
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9 · 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$800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±292 · 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$163,800
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±20,724 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area39.2 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2020 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2020 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 52639
Restaurants per 10,000 residents5.0
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2012 → 2017, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2007 → 2017, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20222 (range 0–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2007–2017 (11 points, 0.0 per year, r² 0.00) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score48 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score43 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score41 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score66 / 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: 48 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score43.44340%+17.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score41.04135%+14.3
Market Momentum Score65.66625%+16.4
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 43 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,7454240%+16.8
Median household income (ACS)68,6254540%+17.9
Households (ACS)7174320%+8.7
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 41 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)17.24525%+11.3
Population (ACS)1,7454220%+8.4
Median household income (ACS)68,6254520%+9.0
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 66 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth2009950%+49.5
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth02820%+5.6
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 (6)

By cuisine

American 3 · BBQ 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 3 · Bar 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Casual dining 1 · Dessert 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
1884 On The BluffBar2663 300th Stopen
Casey'sRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza111 Main Stopen
Double DipperDessert · Restaurant (service type not stated)Ice cream / frozen desserts · American102 N 1st Stopen
Fat Jimmy's Smokehouse and SpiritsRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · American3065 Mississippi River Rdopen
Montrose SandbarBar · Casual diningAmerican19 Main Stopen
NG FarmHouse Homebrewery and WineryBrewery / taproom3078 223rd Aveopen
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
199411————SIC1987
199511————SIC1987
199622————SIC1987
19981————1NAICS1997
1999211——1NAICS1997
2000211——1NAICS1997
2001111———NAICS1997
20022211——NAICS1997
2003333———NAICS2002
2004333———NAICS2002
2005422——1NAICS2002
2006211———NAICS2002
2007333———NAICS2002
2008333———NAICS2007
2009222———NAICS2007
2010111———NAICS2007
2011111———NAICS2007
2012111———NAICS2012
20132211——NAICS2012
20142211——NAICS2012
20152211——NAICS2012
20162211——NAICS2012
201733————NAICS2017
20203—————NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 52639. 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
526194.6 mi12010
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.