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BMIE Market 46126

Shelby County, Indiana · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,902
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±518 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,745
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±180 · 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 count4,668
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,860
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$70,607
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13,142 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age43.0
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$988
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±156 · 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$263,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±49,388 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area32.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 46126
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
Restaurant growth, 5-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2002 → 2007, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2005 → 2015, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20200 (range 0–2)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 1998–2015 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.28) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score39 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score54 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score47 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score4 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence Medium · 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: 39 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score53.55440%+21.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score47.14735%+16.5
Market Momentum Score4.2425%+1.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 54 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,9025640%+22.6
Median household income (ACS)70,6074840%+19.2
Households (ACS)1,7455920%+11.8
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 47 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-50535%+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)2.69825%+24.6
Population (ACS)3,9025620%+11.3
Median household income (ACS)70,6074820%+9.6
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 4 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-50450%+2.5
10-year restaurant growth-50530%+1.7
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 (4)

By cuisine

Pizza 3 · American 1 · Dessert 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 3 · Dessert 2 · Food truck 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Hunt Brothers PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza12740 E Southeastern Aveopen
Jacks PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza204 W Main Stopen
Kona Ice of Shelby Co.Dessert · Food truckDessert10362 N 850 Wopen
Summertime ScoopsRestaurant (service type not stated) · DessertPizza · Ice cream / frozen desserts · Italian · American506 W Carey Stopen
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
199411SIC1987
199511SIC1987
199611SIC1987
199711SIC1987
19982211NAICS1997
199933111NAICS1997
20002211NAICS1997
20012211NAICS1997
20022211NAICS1997
20033321NAICS2002
20042211NAICS2002
20052211NAICS2002
20063321NAICS2002
2007111NAICS2002
2015111NAICS2012
20234NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 46126. 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
461104.4 mi12016
461304.5 mi12014
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.