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BMIE Market 19539

Berks County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,823
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±561 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,489
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±186 · 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 count4,597
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,859
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$107,656
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±10,941 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age47.0
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$1,188
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±227 · 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$266,700
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±46,772 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area21.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
RestaurantsNot published for this ZIP
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 19539
Restaurants per 10,000 residents6.5
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-33.3%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year-50.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20211 (range 0–2)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.33) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score52 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score68 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score54 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score25 / 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: 52 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score67.86840%+27.1
Restaurant Opportunity Score54.35435%+19.0
Market Momentum Score24.52525%+6.1
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 68 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,8235640%+22.5
Median household income (ACS)107,6568540%+34.1
Households (ACS)1,4895620%+11.2
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-33.3935%+3.2
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)5.29125%+22.7
Population (ACS)3,8235620%+11.2
Median household income (ACS)107,6568520%+17.1
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 25 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth04250%+20.9
10-year restaurant growth-33.3930%+2.8
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 (7)

By cuisine

American 3 · Pizza 1 · Sandwiches 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Bar 2 · Casual dining 1 · Food truck 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Quick service 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Antler Ridge WineryWinery / distillery / taproom951 State Stopen
Beets Workin' FarmFood truck19 Smith Stopen
Bowers Hotel IncorporatedRestaurant (service type not stated)American298 Bowers Rdopen
Esterly's Sandwich ShopSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches · American479 Fleetwood Rdopen
Janelle's DinerCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)American360 Fleetwood Rdopen
Liberty at Dryville Liberty TaproomBar · Restaurant (service type not stated)110 Lyons Rdopen
Snuzzle'sBar · Restaurant (service type not stated)Pizza145 Lyons 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
199644SIC1987
1997651SIC1987
19984331NAICS1997
19994331NAICS1997
2000333NAICS1997
2001333NAICS1997
2002333NAICS1997
2003333NAICS2002
2004333NAICS2002
2005333NAICS2002
2006333NAICS2002
2007333NAICS2002
2008333NAICS2007
2009222NAICS2007
2010333NAICS2007
2011222NAICS2007
2012333NAICS2012
20133321NAICS2012
2014222NAICS2012
2015222NAICS2012
2016222NAICS2012
20223NAICS2022
20233NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 19539. 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
195621.1 mi52023
180112.4 mi52023
195113.2 mi12016
195383.7 mi
195364.1 mi12002
180314.7 mi62023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.