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BMIE Market 19731

New Castle County, Delaware · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)655
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±509 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households235
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±130 · 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 count252
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units114
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$71,282
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±21,280 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age66.1
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±38 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home value$369,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±82,897 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area2.5 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants2
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 19731
Restaurants per 10,000 residents39.7
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20212 (range 1–3)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.45) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score55 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score35 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score52 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score92 / 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: 55 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score34.63540%+13.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score52.05235%+18.2
Market Momentum Score92.19225%+23.0
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 35 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)6552540%+10.1
Median household income (ACS)71,2824940%+19.7
Households (ACS)2352420%+4.9
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 52 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth1009235%+32.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)30.52025%+4.9
Population (ACS)6552520%+5.0
Median household income (ACS)71,2824920%+9.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 92 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth1009650%+48.0
10-year restaurant growth1009230%+27.6
20-year restaurant growth1008220%+16.5
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

Seafood 3 · American 2 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 3 · Bar 2 · Casual dining 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Gus's Crab ShackRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood20 E Market Stopen
Gus's Crab ShackRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood · American29 W Market Stopen
Kelly's Tavern Kelly's TavernCasual dining · BarSeafood102 Market Stopen
Momma's Nashville KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)Cajun, Creole, Southern · American2 S Congress Stopen
The Porch - Augustine InnBarRoute 9open
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
1994211SIC1987
1995211SIC1987
1996211SIC1987
1997211SIC1987
19982111NAICS1997
19992111NAICS1997
20002111NAICS1997
20012111NAICS1997
20022111NAICS1997
20032111NAICS2002
20042111NAICS2002
20052111NAICS2002
20062111NAICS2002
20072111NAICS2002
20082111NAICS2007
20092111NAICS2007
20102111NAICS2007
20112111NAICS2007
20122111NAICS2012
20132111NAICS2012
20142111NAICS2012
201532111NAICS2012
20162211NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 19731. 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
197094.2 mi882023
197334.4 mi22016
197064.6 mi52023
197304.9 mi22016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.