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BMIE Market 15035

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,002
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±236 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,033
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±100 · 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 count2,129
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,155
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$65,907
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,917 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age47.7
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±3 · 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$780
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±26 · 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$101,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±13,759 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area0.4 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2019 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2019 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 15035
Restaurants per 10,000 residents4.7
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+200.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-40.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20213 (range 1–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.16) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score57 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score44 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score59 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score76 / 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: 57 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score44.14440%+17.6
Restaurant Opportunity Score59.05935%+20.6
Market Momentum Score75.67625%+18.9
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 44 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,0024540%+17.9
Median household income (ACS)65,9074040%+16.1
Households (ACS)1,0335020%+10.0
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 59 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth508235%+28.8
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)15.05325%+13.2
Population (ACS)2,0024520%+9.0
Median household income (ACS)65,9074020%+8.1
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 76 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth2009950%+49.5
10-year restaurant growth508230%+24.7
20-year restaurant growth-40720%+1.5
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 (4)

By cuisine

Italian 2 · Breakfast 1 · Pizza 1 · Seafood 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 3 · Bar 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Merlinos PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian994 5th Aveopen
Moose 86 Wilmerding, PABar995 5th Aveopen
R-Time at Rene's Rene’s Restaurant & BakeryRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian · Seafood1030 5th Aveopen
The Hidden Gem CafeRestaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast825 5th Aveopen
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
1994642SIC1987
1995642SIC1987
1996651SIC1987
1997532SIC1987
199842112NAICS1997
1999431111NAICS1997
2000431111NAICS1997
2001431111NAICS1997
200252113NAICS1997
200352113NAICS2002
200452113NAICS2002
200552113NAICS2002
20064222NAICS2002
200742112NAICS2002
200842112NAICS2007
20093112NAICS2007
2010111NAICS2007
2011111NAICS2007
20122211NAICS2012
20132211NAICS2012
20142211NAICS2012
20152211NAICS2012
201643121NAICS2012
20183NAICS2017
20193NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 15035. 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
151370.6 mi242023
151480.9 mi42023
151122.1 mi42023
151402.2 mi12016
151452.2 mi52023
151102.4 mi42023
151043.2 mi32023
151313.2 mi152023
151323.6 mi192023
151463.9 mi872023
156154.2 mi
150854.3 mi72023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.