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BMIE Market 17502

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)2,485
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±254 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,011
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±111 · 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 count2,464
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units973
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$72,776
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±11,252 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age41.3
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9 · 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$1,364
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±473 · 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$233,000
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±27,766 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area10.7 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 17502
Restaurants per 10,000 residents8.1
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+200.0%
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+50.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20284 (range 3–6)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2012–2023 (11 points, +0.2 per year, r² 0.69) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score60 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score50 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score70 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score63 / 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: 60 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score50.05040%+20.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score70.27035%+24.6
Market Momentum Score63.16325%+15.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 50 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)2,4854940%+19.5
Median household income (ACS)72,7765140%+20.6
Households (ACS)1,0115020%+9.9
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 70 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth2009735%+34.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)12.16425%+16.1
Population (ACS)2,4854920%+9.8
Median household income (ACS)72,7765120%+10.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 63 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth2009730%+29.2
20-year restaurant growth506520%+13.0
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

Coffee 1 · Dessert 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1 · Pizza 1

By type

Bar 1 · Café 1 · Casual dining 1 · Dessert 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Bainbridge InnCasual dining · Bar5 N Front Stopen
GiGi's Ice Cream BarDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert2 S 2nd Stopen
Little Italy Italian RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza · Italian2140 River Rdopen
Nissley Vineyards Nissley Vineyards at Tanger OutletsWinery / distillery / taproom140 Vintage Dropen
Riverview CafeCaféCoffee230 Locust Grove 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
1994321SIC1987
1995211SIC1987
1996532SIC1987
1997422SIC1987
19983221NAICS1997
19994222NAICS1997
200043211NAICS1997
200143211NAICS1997
200243211NAICS1997
200332111NAICS2002
200432111NAICS2002
200532111NAICS2002
200632111NAICS2002
200742112NAICS2002
200853212NAICS2007
200954311NAICS2007
201032111NAICS2007
201132111NAICS2007
20122111NAICS2012
20132111NAICS2012
201432111NAICS2012
20152211NAICS2012
20162211NAICS2012
2018333NAICS2017
2019444NAICS2017
2020333NAICS2017
2021333NAICS2017
202233NAICS2022
202333NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 17502. 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
173453.7 mi212023
173473.8 mi12016
175504.8 mi
175474.9 mi132023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.