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BMIE Market 15243

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)13,456
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±819 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households5,730
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±334 · 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 count13,406
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units5,961
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$116,200
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,173 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age52.9
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$1,543
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±431 · 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$283,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,424 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area3.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 15243
Restaurants per 10,000 residents5.2
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-57.1%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-25.0%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file-66.7%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 1–8)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.01) · 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 Score81 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score62 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score5 / 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 Score80.98140%+32.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score61.66235%+21.5
Market Momentum Score5.0525%+1.3
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 81 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)13,4567540%+30.0
Median household income (ACS)116,2008940%+35.6
Households (ACS)5,7307620%+15.3
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 62 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-251235%+4.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)2.29925%+24.7
Population (ACS)13,4567520%+15.0
Median household income (ACS)116,2008920%+17.8
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 5 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-57.1150%+0.7
10-year restaurant growth-251230%+3.5
20-year restaurant growth-50420%+0.9
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 · Dessert 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 3 · Dessert 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Alexander Mecs MdRestaurant (service type not stated)1050 Bower Hill Rdopen
King CrustRestaurant (service type not stated)1105 Bower Hill Rdopen
Nobby's PizzeriaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian373 Vanadium Rdopen
Piccola Piazza CompanyDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Italian · Dessert909 Parkview Dropen
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
199499————SIC1987
199588————SIC1987
199654———1SIC1987
199776———1SIC1987
1998752121NAICS1997
1999962221NAICS1997
2000974121NAICS1997
2001863121NAICS1997
20021164112NAICS1997
20031164112NAICS2002
20041062222NAICS2002
20051072321NAICS2002
2006742111NAICS2002
2007972221NAICS2002
20081191431NAICS2007
20091361221NAICS2007
20101472221NAICS2007
2011114—221NAICS2007
20121041121NAICS2012
20131141211NAICS2012
20141041211NAICS2012
2015103—211NAICS2012
2016154—221NAICS2012
2017165—3——NAICS2017
2018187—5——NAICS2017
2019198—5——NAICS2017
2020166—4——NAICS2017
2021165—3——NAICS2017
2022153—3——NAICS2022
2023153—3——NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 15243. 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
152281.7 mi442023
151422.5 mi32017
152162.9 mi452023
151062.9 mi342023
152413.0 mi382023
152343.1 mi292023
152203.3 mi382023
152263.5 mi162023
150173.6 mi592023
150644.1 mi12016
151024.3 mi502023
152054.6 mi832023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.