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BMIE Market 16053

Butler County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,429
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±495 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,673
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±220 · 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 count4,020
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,699
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$76,054
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,129 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age56.1
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$1,520
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±312 · 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$297,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±35,205 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area21.4 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants4
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 16053
Restaurants per 10,000 residents2.5
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2016 → 2021, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+100.0%
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+300.0%
DERIVED: 1997 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 2–6)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2010–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.91) · 80% range · confidence High · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score67 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score56 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score71 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score78 / 100
MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

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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: 67 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score56.15640%+22.4
Restaurant Opportunity Score70.97135%+24.8
Market Momentum Score78.37825%+19.6
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,4295440%+21.8
Median household income (ACS)76,0545740%+22.7
Households (ACS)1,6735820%+11.6
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 71 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth1009235%+32.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)11.76625%+16.4
Population (ACS)3,4295420%+10.9
Median household income (ACS)76,0545720%+11.4
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 78 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth509050%+45.1
10-year restaurant growth1009230%+27.6
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 (5)

By cuisine

Ice cream / frozen desserts 2 · Dessert 1 · Juice / smoothies 1

By type

Bar 3 · Dessert 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Food truck 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Debbie Lee's Delight - Ice cream & frozen yogurtDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert886 Evans City Rdopen
Fox on the RunFood truck · Juice, smoothie, tea · DessertJuice / smoothies · Ice cream / frozen desserts401 Brownsdale Rdopen
International Station WagonBar120 Hicks Rdopen
Lazy AcreBaropen
Missing Links BreweryBrewery / taproom · Bar891 Evans City 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
199422SIC1987
199522SIC1987
199622SIC1987
199711SIC1987
1998111NAICS1997
1999111NAICS1997
2000111NAICS1997
2001111NAICS1997
2002111NAICS1997
20034413NAICS2002
20043312NAICS2002
20053312NAICS2002
20062211NAICS2002
20073312NAICS2002
20083312NAICS2007
20093312NAICS2007
2010111NAICS2007
2011111NAICS2007
20122211NAICS2012
20132211NAICS2012
20143211NAICS2012
20152211NAICS2012
20162211NAICS2012
20183NAICS2017
20193NAICS2017
202043NAICS2017
202143NAICS2017
202264NAICS2022
202364NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 16053. 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
160271.8 mi
160333.6 mi62023
160454.5 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.