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BMIE Market 21214

Baltimore city, Maryland · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)21,092
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,839 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households8,466
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±495 · 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 count20,564
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units8,981
2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income$86,366
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,297 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age40.8
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±2 · 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$1,249
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±116 · 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$259,500
2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±9,597 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area2.8 sq mi
Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants20
2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 21214
Restaurants per 10,000 residents9.2
DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year-16.7%
DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year-9.1%
DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year+25.0%
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, 202821 (range 18–24)
FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, -0.1 per year, r² 0.03) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years aheadNeeds more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score56 / 100
MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score77 / 100
MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score56 / 100
MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score23 / 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: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Consumer Market Score77.27740%+30.9
Restaurant Opportunity Score55.55635%+19.4
Market Momentum Score22.72325%+5.7
Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 77 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
Population (ACS)21,0928240%+32.9
Median household income (ACS)86,3667040%+27.8
Households (ACS)8,4668220%+16.5
Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 56 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
10-year restaurant growth-9.11935%+6.6
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)9.57425%+18.6
Population (ACS)21,0928220%+16.5
Median household income (ACS)86,3667020%+13.9
Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 23 (High confidence)

ComponentValueRankWeightAdds
5-year restaurant growth-16.71550%+7.3
10-year restaurant growth-9.11930%+5.6
20-year restaurant growth254920%+9.8
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 (59)

By cuisine

American 13 · Pizza 8 · Coffee 7 · Bakery 6 · Dessert 6 · BBQ 3 · Chinese 3 · Asian 2 · Sandwiches 2 · Seafood 2 · African 1 · Breakfast 1 · British / Irish pub food 1 · Burgers 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Caribbean 1 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 1 · Italian 1 · Mediterranean 1 · Tea / bubble tea 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 29 · Bar 11 · Casual dining 10 · Dessert 9 · Bakery 8 · Café 6 · Quick service 4 · Coffee shop 2 · Catering 1 · Delivery-focused 1 · Specialty food shop 1 · Juice, smoothie, tea 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

NameTypeCuisineAddressStatus
Al's crab shackRestaurant (service type not stated)Seafood4219 Harcourt Rdopen
Alabama BBQ CompanyRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ4311 Harford Rdopen
Alexander's Tavern SohaCasual dining · Bar4801 Harford Rd H-1open
Angel's SeafoodRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningSeafood · American6620 Harford Rdopen
Animal BoyCasual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated)Sandwiches · American4801 Harford Rdopen
Architects Recording StudioRestaurant (service type not stated)Italian4325 Harford Rdopen
Baskin-RobbinsDessert · Restaurant (service type not stated)Ice cream / frozen desserts5401 Harford Rdopen
Beavers BistroRestaurant (service type not stated)3305 Rosekemp Ave Apt.1open
Big Bad Wolf's House of BarbequeRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ · American5713 Harford Rdopen
BluebirdbakeryincBakeryBakery4719 Harford Rdopen
Brannan's PubBar5516 Harford Rdopen
Buddy's Pizza Buddy's PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated) · Delivery-focusedPizza5515 Harford Rdopen
Capriotti's Sandwich ShopRestaurant (service type not stated)American6630 Tramore Roadopen
Chameleon CafeCafé · BarCoffee · American4341 Harford Rdopen
Char'd CityRestaurant (service type not stated)Mediterranean · Pizza5402 Harford Rdopen
China Ex CarryoutRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian2327 E Northern Pkwyopen
ClementineRestaurant (service type not stated)American5402 Harford Rdopen
Cloudy Donut Co.Bakery · DessertDessert4311 Harford Rdopen
Dunkin' Dunkin'Bakery · Quick service · Dessert · Coffee shopDessert · Coffee5401 Harford Rdopen
East PerryRestaurant (service type not stated)Breakfast · American6000 Harford Rdopen
Edelweiss Bakery and CafeBakeryBakery6000 Harford Rdopen
Emma's Tea SpotJuice, smoothie, tea · CaféTea / bubble tea · Coffee · British / Irish pub food5500 Harford Rdopen
Farm To Face LlcRestaurant (service type not stated) · CaféCoffee4607 Harford Rdopen
Fast WokRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese · Asian5513 Harford Rdopen
Golden DragonRestaurant (service type not stated)Chinese6615 Harford Rdopen
Goodies Pizza Wings & SubsRestaurant (service type not stated)BBQ6317 Harford Rdopen
Hamilton BakeryBakeryBakery5414 Harford Rdopen
Hamilton Sports Bar & GrillBar · Casual dining5506 Harford Rdopen
Hamilton TavernCasual dining · Bar5517 Harford Rdopen
Heart in Hand BreadBakeryBakery3203 Rosekemp Aveopen
Holiday HouseBar6427 Harford Rdopen
Koco's PubBar · Casual diningAmerican4301 Harford Rdopen
Kuramo RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated)African5702 Harford Rdopen
Likealot CakesBakery · DessertBakery · DessertLaurelton Aveopen
Little Caesars PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza4226 Harford Rdopen
Lost in the 50's DinerCasual diningAmerican5512 Harford Rdopen
Louthan DistillingWinery / distillery / taproom4251 Harford Rdopen
Lulu Chews Dairy Free CaramelsDessert6615 Harford Rdopen
McDonald's McDonald'sQuick serviceBurgers · American4635 Harford Rd 37open
Micky's JointCasual dining · BarPizza5402 Harford Rdopen
Natasha's Just BrittleDessert6615 Harford Rdopen
Near East BakeryBakeryBakery2919 Hamilton Aveopen
One Sweet MomentDessertDessert2914 Hamilton Aveopen
Papa Johns PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza5246 Harford Rdopen
Pizza Bravo PlusRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza5440 Harford Rdopen
Pompeii PizzaRestaurant (service type not stated)Pizza2301 E Northern Pkwyopen
Red Canoe CafeCaféCoffee4337 Harford Rdopen
Sad When It's Gone DessertsDessertDessert6615 Harford Rdopen
Silver Queen CafeCafé · Restaurant (service type not stated)Coffee · American5429 Harford Rdopen
StokosQuick servicePizza · American5631 Harford Rdopen
Sweet FieldsDessertDessert6615 Harford Rdopen
The Caribbean Stop Take out and CateringCatering · Restaurant (service type not stated)Caribbean6615 Harford Rdopen
The DenCasual dining · Bar4537 Harford Rdopen
The Ibis TavernBar · Restaurant (service type not stated)6016 Harford Rdopen
The LVH by Taste ThisRestaurant (service type not stated) · BarCajun, Creole, Southern4528 Harford Rdopen
The Market at HamiltonSpecialty food shop · Quick serviceSandwiches5500 Harford Rdopen
Valentino's RestaurantRestaurant (service type not stated) · Casual diningAmerican6627 Harford Rdopen
Zeke's Coffee Roasting FacilityCoffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · CaféCoffee3003 Montebello Terraceopen
ArepiRestaurant (service type not stated)Latin American (other)6615 Harford Rdclosed
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
199420164SIC1987
199520173SIC1987
199622184SIC1987
199717143SIC1987
199819156813NAICS1997
199917145812NAICS1997
200020188911NAICS1997
200123209922NAICS1997
200220156722NAICS1997
200322168624NAICS2002
200421156724NAICS2002
200522155825NAICS2002
2006251961033NAICS2002
2007292161324NAICS2002
2008251761015NAICS2007
2009271971115NAICS2007
2010271961125NAICS2007
2011251761015NAICS2007
2012272061314NAICS2012
2013282261423NAICS2012
2014282251433NAICS2012
2015262271142NAICS2012
2016272271143NAICS2012
201729259106NAICS2017
201828248106NAICS2017
201928246126NAICS2017
202026226115NAICS2017
202126236116NAICS2017
2022282261153NAICS2022
202325207943NAICS2022
U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 21214. 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
212510.9 mi12016
212391.5 mi92023
212061.7 mi382023
212182.5 mi862023
212132.7 mi142023
212122.9 mi492023
212343.3 mi982023
212053.4 mi412023
212853.7 mi12016
212373.8 mi532023
212103.8 mi172023
212523.8 mi
Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.