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BMIE Market 46788

DeKalb County, Indiana · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)4,373
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±841 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,123
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±206 · 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 count3,260
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,102
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$101,553
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±43,053 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age24.7
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7 · 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$1,799
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±339 · 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$285,200
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±136,751 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area34.5 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2021 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2021 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 46788
Restaurants per 10,000 residents3.1
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2011, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-33.3%
DERIVED: 2001 → 2011, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20181 (range 0–3)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 1999–2013 (11 points, 0.0 per year, r² 0.00) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score62 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score66 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score56 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score64 / 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: 62 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score66.46640%+26.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score55.95635%+19.6
Market Momentum Score63.56425%+15.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 66 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4,3735840%+23.3
Median household income (ACS)101,5538240%+32.8
Households (ACS)1,1235220%+10.3
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-33.3935%+3.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)2.39925%+24.7
Population (ACS)4,3735820%+11.6
Median household income (ACS)101,5538220%+16.4
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 64 (Medium confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth1009650%+60.0
10-year restaurant growth-33.3930%+3.5
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 (2)

By cuisine

Bakery 1 · Coffee 1 · European 1

By type

Bakery 1 · Café 1 · Catering 1 · Coffee shop 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Dutch Heritage Baking and CateringBakery · CateringBakery · European5427 Co Rd 68open
Kahawa RoastersCoffee shop · CaféCoffee18805 Bishop Rdopen
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
199422————SIC1987
199511————SIC1987
199611————SIC1987
199711————SIC1987
199911—1——NAICS1997
20002211——NAICS1997
2001333———NAICS1997
2004111———NAICS2002
2005111———NAICS2002
2006111———NAICS2002
2009111———NAICS2007
2010111———NAICS2007
2011222———NAICS2007
2012333———NAICS2012
2013111———NAICS2012
20183—————NAICS2017
20213—————NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 46788. 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
467853.8 mi22016
467414.5 mi42023
467434.9 mi32018
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.