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BMIE Market 72642

Baxter County, Arkansas · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,664
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±338 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households824
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±159 · 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 count1,979
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,222
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$68,810
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11,560 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age62.4
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$818
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±389 · 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$224,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±24,017 · 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 72642
Restaurants per 10,000 residents15.2
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-66.7%
DERIVED: 2010 → 2015, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20210 (range 0–2)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2003–2016 (11 points, -0.2 per year, r² 0.51) · 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 High · why?
Consumer Market Score44 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score41 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score3 / 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: 32 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score43.84440%+17.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score40.94135%+14.3
Market Momentum Score2.6325%+0.7
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 44 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,6644140%+16.5
Median household income (ACS)68,8104540%+18.1
Households (ACS)8244620%+9.2
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 growth-50535%+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)6.08825%+22.0
Population (ACS)1,6644120%+8.3
Median household income (ACS)68,8104520%+9.0
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 3 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-66.7150%+0.4
10-year restaurant growth-50530%+1.4
20-year restaurant growth-50420%+0.9
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

American 3 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Pizza 1 · Seafood 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 5

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Beacon Point RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)American · Cajun, Creole, Southern3553 AR-178open
Gaston's RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)1777 River Rdopen
Gaston's RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)American · Seafood1777 River Rdopen
Kelly/larson EnterprisesRestaurant (service type not stated)3553 Highway 178 Wopen
Mr. Ks PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · American6008 AR-178 Wopen
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
199422SIC1987
199522SIC1987
199622SIC1987
199733SIC1987
1998333NAICS1997
1999444NAICS1997
2000666NAICS1997
2001555NAICS1997
20025441NAICS1997
200343211NAICS2002
200443211NAICS2002
200554311NAICS2002
200632111NAICS2002
200732111NAICS2002
200843211NAICS2007
200954311NAICS2007
201043211NAICS2007
2014111NAICS2012
2015111NAICS2012
2016111NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 72642. 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
726192.6 mi32023
726263.4 mi22016
726514.0 mi22016
726355.0 mi82023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.