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BMIE Market 19534

Berks County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)1,970
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±379 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households754
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±125 · 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 count2,041
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units905
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$80,357
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±22,464 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age43.7
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±6 · 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$1,096
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±197 · 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$293,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±31,394 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area25.0 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 19534
Restaurants per 10,000 residents19.6
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-25.0%
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-25.0%
DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20283 (range 1–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2011–2023 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.60) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score42 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score52 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score38 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score30 / 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: 42 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score51.75240%+20.7
Restaurant Opportunity Score38.43835%+13.5
Market Momentum Score29.93025%+7.5
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 52 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)1,9704440%+17.8
Median household income (ACS)80,3576340%+25.0
Households (ACS)7544420%+8.9
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 38 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-251235%+4.1
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)15.25225%+13.0
Population (ACS)1,9704420%+8.9
Median household income (ACS)80,3576320%+12.5
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 30 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth-251230%+3.5
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 (5)

By cuisine

American 2 · Breakfast 1 · European 1 · German / Eastern European 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 3 · Bar 2 · Casual dining 2 · Specialty food shop 1 · Quick service 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
C.J. Hummels RestaurantCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · BarAmerican38 Willow Stopen
Dawns DeliSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches71 Penn Stopen
Deitsch Eck RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)German / Eastern European · European87 Penn Stopen
Kilts KitchenCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast · American71 Penn Stopen
Krumsville Inn IncBar1538 Krumsville 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
199444SIC1987
199544SIC1987
199633SIC1987
199744SIC1987
1998444NAICS1997
19994431NAICS1997
2000333NAICS1997
20015541NAICS1997
20023321NAICS1997
20033321NAICS2002
2004333NAICS2002
2005444NAICS2002
2006444NAICS2002
2007444NAICS2002
2008444NAICS2007
2009444NAICS2007
2010444NAICS2007
2011555NAICS2007
2012444NAICS2012
2013444NAICS2012
2014444NAICS2012
2015333NAICS2012
2016333NAICS2012
2017433NAICS2017
2018433NAICS2017
2021333NAICS2017
2022333NAICS2022
2023333NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 19534. 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
195294.2 mi22016
195644.5 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.