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BMIE Market 21155

Baltimore County, Maryland · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)3,313
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±702 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households1,032
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±159 · 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 count2,371
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units1,002
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$123,158
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±23,179 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age33.7
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±8 · 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$1,513
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±692 · 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$479,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±47,547 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area22.1 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants3
2019 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2019 detail (NAICS2017) · by USPS ZIP 21155
Restaurants per 10,000 residents8.4
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2014 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year+50.0%
DERIVED: 2009 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+0.0%
DERIVED: 1999 → 2019, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 20243 (range 2–4)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2008–2019 (11 points, +0.1 per year, r² 0.53) · 80% range · confidence Medium · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score73 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score68 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score77 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score75 / 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: 73 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score68.06840%+27.2
Restaurant Opportunity Score76.77735%+26.9
Market Momentum Score75.37525%+18.8
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 68 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)3,3135440%+21.5
Median household income (ACS)123,1589140%+36.5
Households (ACS)1,0325020%+10.0
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 77 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth508235%+28.8
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)9.17625%+19.0
Population (ACS)3,3135420%+10.8
Median household income (ACS)123,1589120%+18.3
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 75 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth509050%+45.1
10-year restaurant growth508230%+24.7
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 (8)

By cuisine

American 2 · Coffee 2 · Dessert 2 · BBQ 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Juice / smoothies 1 · Seafood 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 4 · Coffee shop 2 · Dessert 2 · Bakery 1 · Bar 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Bearded Crab SeafoodRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood15513 Hanover Pikeopen
Char'd BarbecueRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · Cajun, Creole, Southern · American15513 Hanover Pikeopen
Colonial InnBar15102 Hanover Pikeopen
Crossroads General StoreCoffee shopCoffee17318 Falls Rdopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Juice, smoothie, tea · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Juice / smoothies · Coffee15304 Hanover Pikeopen
Friendly Farm RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)American17434 Foreston Rdopen
RoseLea TeahouseRestaurant (service type not stated)open
The Bus StopDessertIce cream / frozen desserts · Dessert15513 Hanover Pikeopen
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
1994431SIC1987
1995431SIC1987
1996431SIC1987
1997431SIC1987
19984331NAICS1997
19994331NAICS1997
20004331NAICS1997
20014331NAICS1997
20024331NAICS1997
20034331NAICS2002
20045441NAICS2002
20056441NAICS2002
200664311NAICS2002
20075441NAICS2002
20083221NAICS2007
2009222NAICS2007
2010222NAICS2007
2011222NAICS2007
2012222NAICS2012
2013222NAICS2012
20143221NAICS2012
20153221NAICS2012
20163221NAICS2012
20173NAICS2017
201833NAICS2017
201933NAICS2017
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 21155. 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
210743.8 mi302023
210234.9 mi12016
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.