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BMIE Market 16511

Erie County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)11,776
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±699 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households4,658
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±264 · 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 count11,382
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units5,004
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$74,102
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±5,259 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age38.1
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±4 · 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$904
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±95 · 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$172,300
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±14,883 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area7.4 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants5
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 16511
Restaurants per 10,000 residents6.2
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-16.7%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-16.7%
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-16.7%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20285 (range 3–6)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.22) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score49 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score65 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score54 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score17 / 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: 49 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score65.46540%+26.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score54.25435%+19.0
Market Momentum Score17.41725%+4.4
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 65 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)11,7767340%+29.3
Median household income (ACS)74,1025440%+21.5
Households (ACS)4,6587320%+14.7
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 54 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-16.71535%+5.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)4.39425%+23.5
Population (ACS)11,7767320%+14.6
Median household income (ACS)74,1025420%+10.7
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 17 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-16.71550%+7.3
10-year restaurant growth-16.71530%+4.5
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 (15)

By cuisine

American 2 · Coffee 2 · Sandwiches 2 · British / Irish pub food 1 · Dessert 1 · German / Eastern European 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1 · Steakhouse 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 6 · Bar 5 · Casual dining 3 · Quick service 3 · Coffee shop 2 · Specialty food shop 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Café 1 · Dessert 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Coffee in the ParkCoffee shopCoffee4007 Main Stopen
Come&Try Homemade KitchenRestaurant (service type not stated)3704 E Lake Rdopen
Creeks, Bar And GrilleRestaurant (service type not stated)4935 E Lake Rdopen
Dabrowski's Restaurant & DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceGerman / Eastern European · Sandwiches4003 Main Stopen
Dairy Queen Dairy QueenDessert · Quick serviceIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert4219 Iroquois Aveopen
Flagship City BarbequeRestaurant (service type not stated)4415 E Lake Rdopen
Gary's SuperetteSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches4703 E Lake Rdopen
Irish CousinsBarBritish / Irish pub food3924 Main Stopen
Lawrence Park DinorCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American4019 Main Stopen
My Way Bar And GrillBar · Casual dining2218 E Lake Rdopen
Nostrovia Brewing Co.Brewery / taproom · Bar4415 E Lake Rdopen
Park TavernCasual dining · Bar4205 E Lake Rdopen
Ricardo's RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)American · Steakhouse · Italian2112 E Lake Rdopen
T K's TavernBar4820 E Lake Rdopen
The Park Coffee & Bread Co.Café · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Coffee shopCoffee4012 Main 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
1994136———7SIC1987
1995136———7SIC1987
1996125———7SIC1987
1997136———7SIC1987
19981354—16NAICS1997
19991454—17NAICS1997
20001466——6NAICS1997
20011433——9NAICS1997
20021554—18NAICS1997
20031553118NAICS2002
20041353116NAICS2002
20051152214NAICS2002
20061463216NAICS2002
20071585215NAICS2002
20081685216NAICS2007
20091463216NAICS2007
20101573316NAICS2007
20111463215NAICS2007
20121462315NAICS2012
20131362314NAICS2012
20141363214NAICS2012
20151463215NAICS2012
20161473224NAICS2012
20171163———NAICS2017
20181064———NAICS2017
20191064———NAICS2017
20201164———NAICS2017
2021964———NAICS2017
2022964———NAICS2022
2023953——3NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 16511. 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
164213.4 mi32022
165633.6 mi—
165034.0 mi122023
165074.5 mi82023
165044.6 mi92023
165504.7 mi12015
165104.8 mi422023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.