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BMIE Market 19550

Berks County, Pennsylvania · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)488
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±140 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households141
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±57 · 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 count641
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units178
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$58,958
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±40,102 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age39.5
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±22 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01002_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median gross rentData source not yet connected
Median home value$212,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±167,858 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area1.6 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants2
2016 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2016 detail (NAICS2012) · by USPS ZIP 19550
Restaurants per 10,000 residents46.8
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-33.3%
DERIVED: 2011 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 2006 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+100.0%
DERIVED: 1996 → 2016, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20213 (range 2–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2006–2016 (11 points, +0.0 per year, r² 0.00) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score26 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score23 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score25 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score31 / 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: 26 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score23.02340%+9.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score25.32535%+8.8
Market Momentum Score31.13125%+7.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 23 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)4882140%+8.4
Median household income (ACS)58,9582840%+11.2
Households (ACS)1411720%+3.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 25 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth03535%+12.3
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)41.01325%+3.2
Population (ACS)4882120%+4.2
Median household income (ACS)58,9582820%+5.6
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 31 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-33.3850%+4.1
10-year restaurant growth03530%+10.5
20-year restaurant growth1008220%+16.5
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 (2)

By cuisine

Chicken / wings 1

By type

Bar 1 · Restaurant (service type not stated) 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Keystone Fire CompanyBar362 Godfrey Stopen
Krispy Krunchy ChickenRestaurant (service type not stated)Chicken / wings5262 4 Points Roadopen
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
199411SIC1987
199511SIC1987
199611SIC1987
199711SIC1987
1998111NAICS1997
1999111NAICS1997
2000111NAICS1997
2001111NAICS1997
2002111NAICS1997
2003111NAICS2002
2004111NAICS2002
2005111NAICS2002
20062211NAICS2002
200733111NAICS2002
200833111NAICS2007
200933111NAICS2007
201033111NAICS2007
201133111NAICS2007
201233111NAICS2012
201333111NAICS2012
201433111NAICS2012
201533111NAICS2012
20162211NAICS2012
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 19550. 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
195443.6 mi32021
170873.6 mi42023
195073.7 mi42023
195594.3 mi12016
195674.4 mi42023
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.