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BMIE Market 15214

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)14,048
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,189 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households6,037
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±317 · 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 count14,352
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units7,323
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$61,645
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4,733 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age39.4
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$1,071
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±66 · 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$185,900
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,079 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area4.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 15214
Restaurants per 10,000 residents2.1
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2016 → 2021, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file-62.5%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20283 (range 1–5)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2010–2023 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.04) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score53 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score59 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score59 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score37 / 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: 53 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score58.75940%+23.5
Restaurant Opportunity Score58.65935%+20.5
Market Momentum Score36.93725%+9.2
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 59 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)14,0487640%+30.2
Median household income (ACS)61,6453340%+13.1
Households (ACS)6,0377720%+15.4
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 growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)2.19925%+24.7
Population (ACS)14,0487620%+15.1
Median household income (ACS)61,6453320%+6.5
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 37 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
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 (11)

By cuisine

American 4 · Sandwiches 3 · Bakery 1 · BBQ 1 · Breakfast 1 · Chicken / wings 1 · Coffee 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Pizza 1 · Steakhouse 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Bar 3 · Quick service 3 · Specialty food shop 2 · Bakery 1 · Café 1 · Casual dining 1 · Dessert 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Other 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Burgh's Pizza & Wing PubBarPizza · Americanopen
Commodore CafeRestaurant (service type not stated)American3919 Perrysville Aveopen
Edna's Market & DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches529 Mount Pleasant Rdopen
Ida's Sandwich ShopSpecialty food shop · Quick service · CaféSandwiches · Coffee3921 Perrysville Aveopen
Observatory Hill DeliOtherSandwiches3856 Baytree Stopen
Outback Steakhouse Outback SteakhouseRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual dining · BarSteakhouse · American4499 McKnight Rdopen
Pittsburgh Chicken & WafflesRestaurant (service type not stated)Chicken / wings · Breakfast228 Langley Aveopen
Schorr BakeryBakeryBakery3912 Perrysville Aveopen
Simply YogurtDessert · Quick service · Juice, smoothie, teaIce cream / frozen desserts · Juice / smoothies457 Dalton Aveopen
Top TierBar363 baytreeopen
Wilson's Bar-B-QRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · American2615 Perrysville 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
1994108———2SIC1987
199587———1SIC1987
199697———2SIC1987
199776———1SIC1987
19986413—1NAICS1997
19996413—1NAICS1997
20005413——NAICS1997
2001641211NAICS1997
2002532—11NAICS1997
20034321——NAICS2002
2004322———NAICS2002
2005322———NAICS2002
2006532—11NAICS2002
2007531111NAICS2002
20085211—2NAICS2007
200952—2—2NAICS2007
201073—212NAICS2007
201142—2—1NAICS2007
201242—2—1NAICS2012
201353—21—NAICS2012
201443—21—NAICS2012
201575—41—NAICS2012
201643—3——NAICS2012
20193—————NAICS2017
202043—3——NAICS2017
202143————NAICS2017
202253—3——NAICS2022
202353—3——NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 15214. 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
152902.0 mi—
152332.0 mi122023
152122.2 mi542023
152092.5 mi142023
152292.7 mi212023
152222.8 mi1542023
152043.1 mi32017
152023.3 mi402023
152193.4 mi562023
152233.6 mi182023
152823.6 mi12003
152243.8 mi492023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.