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BMIE Market 68402

Lancaster County, Nebraska · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,459
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±316 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households530
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±101 · 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 count1,210
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units478
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$123,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±29,717 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age39.2
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$915
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±61 · 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$449,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±25,507 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area32.7 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 68402
Restaurants per 10,000 residentsNot yet derived
Restaurant growth, 5-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2008, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2004 → 2014, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2014, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20192 (range 1–3)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 1999–2014 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.03) · 80% range · confidence Low · 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 Score60 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score49 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score55 / 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 Score59.66040%+23.8
Restaurant Opportunity Score48.94935%+17.1
Market Momentum Score55.05525%+13.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 60 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,4593940%+15.6
Median household income (ACS)123,0009140%+36.5
Households (ACS)5303820%+7.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 49 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-50535%+1.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)6.98525%+21.2
Population (ACS)1,4593920%+7.8
Median household income (ACS)123,0009120%+18.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 55 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth1009650%+48.0
10-year restaurant growth-50530%+1.4
20-year restaurant growth02820%+5.6
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 (3)

By cuisine

American 1 · BBQ 1

By type

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

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Clippers Bar & GrillCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar126 W 2nd Stopen
Lippys BBQRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ125 W 2nd Stopen
The OakRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican126 E 2nd 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
199411————SIC1987
199511————SIC1987
199722————SIC1987
1998111———NAICS1997
1999111———NAICS1997
2000111———NAICS1997
2001111———NAICS1997
2002111———NAICS1997
2003111———NAICS2002
2004222———NAICS2002
2005111———NAICS2002
2006111———NAICS2002
2007111———NAICS2002
2008222———NAICS2007
20121—————NAICS2012
20131—————NAICS2012
201421—1——NAICS2012
20151—————NAICS2012
20161—————NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 68402. 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
685243.6 mi62023
684284.8 mi42023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.