how do you find the population in a 5 mile radius?

Question

I have a commercial listing and i was wondering how do you find the population in a 1 , 3 , 5, mile radius?

John L. · Answer

Has anyone found a good source for this info?  I've used https://www.freemaptools.com/f... but I would be interested in comparing it to others.

Bill Gulley · Answer

That's what I thought, just estimate it and state that the population is estimated to be XX,XXX. like 18,632....I think an exact number as an estimate would look better, but they may ask where you got it, so be able to explain it to some degree.

Brandon Gillis · Answer

When trying to woo most restaurants too come to town they have site request. Such as,

http://smashburger.com/franchising/real-estate-inquiries/

notice how it states the requirements for population in a few miles radius.  This is what I am looking for and how to find the population in that area.

Bill Gulley · Answer

Brandon, I can think of several reasons whu such info could be helpful, but wondering why, is it a buyer request, what type of commercial are you doing?

James H. · Answer

You could just pick a few random yet somewhat representative locations and count the lots in those locations. You can do this using google. Actually, i think Zillow is better for this because it delineates lot lines on the aerial/satellite view. Then extrapolate out over the entire calculated area. Not an exact science, but its good enough and easy to do.

You if you're mailing stuff, you are more interested in address count, not people count. I would not rely on traffic count. That will not reflect population except in a general relative sense. And very loosely at that.

Michael Lauther · Answer

Brandon Gillis you can google the zip code and get demographic information for the zip , you would have to figure out how much ground the zip covers.

Brandon Gillis · Answer

I have found the traffic count. Also thanks for the help, Thanks Bill

Brandon Gillis · Answer

it is for the Jonesboro, Area, I am making a flyer for the property.

Bill Gulley · Answer

In Marked Tree, you may need to count them....see if the assessor has the number of tax payors in an area and then you'll need to do some math. You might also try to search for the MSA data for the area. Are you trying to get a traffic count? Try the city street maintenance folks or the highway dept, they will know. Good luck