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BMIE Market 78409

Nueces County, Texas · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,937
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±506 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,054
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±138 · 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 count2,939
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,154
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$60,089
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,322 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age32.6
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±2 · 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$1,087
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±174 · 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$172,600
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±21,880 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area18.4 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 78409
Restaurants per 10,000 residents17.0
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-33.3%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-42.9%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-33.3%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file+0.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20283 (range 1–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.3 per year, r² 0.70) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score31 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score43 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score33 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score8 / 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: 31 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score42.64340%+17.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score33.43335%+11.7
Market Momentum Score8.2825%+2.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 43 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,9375240%+20.7
Median household income (ACS)60,0893040%+11.9
Households (ACS)1,0545020%+10.1
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 33 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-42.9735%+2.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)13.65825%+14.5
Population (ACS)2,9375220%+10.3
Median household income (ACS)60,0893020%+5.9
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 8 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-33.3850%+4.1
10-year restaurant growth-42.9730%+2.2
20-year restaurant growth-33.3920%+1.8
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 (10)

By cuisine

Mexican 3 · American 2 · Coffee 2 · Latin American (other) 1 · Seafood 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1 · Steakhouse 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 5 · Café 2 · Bar 1 · Casual dining 1 · Coffee shop 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
BRRTBar · Quick service · CaféCoffee430 Manning Rdopen
Corpus Christi Greyhound RCNGCasual diningAmerican5902 Leopard Stopen
Jireh’s Coffee HouseCoffee shop · CaféCoffee9359 Ih 37open
Land and Sea RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood · Steakhouse · American9301 Leopard Stopen
Primeo Jalisco Restaurant IncRestaurant (service type not stated)8151 Leopard Stopen
Taqueria BandaRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican8081 Leopard Stopen
Taqueria Los Altos de Jalisco Taqueria Los Altos De JaliscoRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Latin American (other)6301 I-37open
Taqueria Los Altos de Jalisco Taqueria Los Altos De JaliscoRestaurant (service type not stated)Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex8151 Leopard Stopen
Cafeteria MazedaRestaurant (service type not stated)9001 Leopard Stclosed
Schwan Food CoDessertIce cream / frozen desserts1385 Southern Minerals Rdclosed
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
199444SIC1987
199544SIC1987
199655SIC1987
199744SIC1987
19985331NAICS1997
199975311NAICS1997
20005421NAICS1997
20015421NAICS1997
2002666NAICS1997
2003666NAICS2002
2004555NAICS2002
20056651NAICS2002
20066651NAICS2002
20075531NAICS2002
20085531NAICS2007
20095531NAICS2007
20105531NAICS2007
20115531NAICS2007
20126641NAICS2012
20139751NAICS2012
201410861NAICS2012
20158641NAICS2012
20168641NAICS2012
2017864NAICS2017
2018764NAICS2017
201954NAICS2017
2020543NAICS2017
2021654NAICS2017
2022654NAICS2022
2023544NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 78409. 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
784063.9 mi32022
784074.0 mi12016
784084.5 mi232023
784024.6 mi42023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.