BMIE Market 98042

King County, Washington · ZCTA boundaries as of 2020

Profile

Population (current estimate)	50,216 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1,853 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B01003_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Households	17,144 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±652 · 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 count	43,673 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · POP10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Housing units	15,820 2010 Census count · Decennial Census · Census Gazetteer ZCTA 2010 · HU10 · on 2010 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-04
Median household income	$127,552 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±7,442 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B19013_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Median age	39.0 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±1 · 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	$2,118 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±152 · 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	$658,500 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate ±16,053 · American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020-2024) ZCTA · B25077_001E · on 2020 boundaries · retrieved 2026-09-05
Land area	27.8 sq mi Census Gazetteer 2020
Restaurants	52 2023 · U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 detail (NAICS2022) · by USPS ZIP 98042
Restaurants per 10,000 residents	9.6 DERIVED: 2010 restaurants (ZIP) ÷ 2010 Census population (ZCTA) · different years, stated as such
Restaurant growth, 5-year	+2.0% DERIVED: 2018 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 10-year	+8.3% DERIVED: 2013 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, 20-year	+147.6% DERIVED: 2003 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Restaurant growth, Longest on file	+136.4% DERIVED: 1994 → 2023, ZIP Code Business Patterns restaurants
Projected restaurants, 2028	56 (range 52–60) FORECAST · linear trend v1 fitted to 2013–2023 (11 points, +0.3 per year, r² 0.16) · 80% range · confidence Low · momentum, not a guarantee
Projected population, 5 years ahead	Needs more ACS years on file
BMIE Market Score	80 / 100 MODELED · bmie_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Consumer Market Score	95 / 100 MODELED · consumer_market_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Restaurant Opportunity Score	74 / 100 MODELED · restaurant_opportunity_score v1 · confidence High · why?
Market Momentum Score	63 / 100 MODELED · market_momentum_score v1 · confidence High · why?

Map

Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic file, 1:500k, 2020 vintage. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trends

Historical lines are published counts. Dashed lines are derived: a least-squares trend through the last decade, extended as a FORECAST with its 80% range. Momentum, not a guarantee.

Restaurants by year, with trend and projection

ZIP Code Business Patterns, USPS ZIP 98042. Projection: linear trend v1, fitted 2013–2023, +0.3 restaurants per year, r² 0.16, confidence Low.

Growth index (first year on file = 100)

Each category relative to its own first published count. Full/limited split is unavailable under SIC (before 1998).

Mix of the food-service market

Share of all food-service establishments. "Other" = snack bars, caterers, contractors, mobile.

Population and restaurants per 10,000 residents

Population points: 2010 Census count and ACS 5-year estimates on file (more vintages load over time). Density uses the population point within two years of each restaurant count. Population projection appears once three or more ACS years are loaded.

Restaurant growth vs. Washington and U.S. averages

Averages are the mean growth across all ZCTAs with the figure (state n = 484, U.S. n = 24,852). DERIVED from ZIP Code Business Patterns.

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: 80 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Consumer Market Score	94.9	95	40%	+38.0
Restaurant Opportunity Score	74.0	74	35%	+25.9
Market Momentum Score	62.6	63	25%	+15.7

Health index, advertising, whitespace, competition and risk components join in later versions.

Consumer Market Score: 95 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
Population (ACS)	50,216	97	40%	+38.8
Median household income (ACS)	127,552	92	40%	+37.0
Households (ACS)	17,144	96	20%	+19.1

Percentile-rank composite. No spending model yet: income and size stand in for spending capacity.

Restaurant Opportunity Score: 74 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
10-year restaurant growth	8.3	53	35%	+18.4
Restaurants per 10,000 residents (lower = more room)	10.4	71	25%	+17.7
Population (ACS)	50,216	97	20%	+19.4
Median household income (ACS)	127,552	92	20%	+18.5

Whitespace, competition and demand signals are not yet available; this version uses growth, density, size and income only.

Market Momentum Score: 63 (High confidence)

Component	Value	Rank	Weight	Adds
5-year restaurant growth	2.0	58	50%	+29.2
10-year restaurant growth	8.3	53	30%	+15.8
20-year restaurant growth	147.6	88	20%	+17.7

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 (95)

By cuisine

Coffee 16 · Asian 11 · Mexican 10 · American 9 · Sandwiches 9 · Pizza 8 · Japanese 7 · Dessert 5 · Latin American (other) 5 · Tea / bubble tea 5 · Burgers 4 · Chinese 4 · Juice / smoothies 4 · Sushi 4 · Bakery 3 · Ice cream / frozen desserts 3 · BBQ 2 · Chicken / wings 2 · Healthy / salads / bowls 2 · Noodles / ramen / pho 2 · Seafood 2 · Steakhouse 2 · Vietnamese 2 · Breakfast 1 · Cajun, Creole, Southern 1 · Greek 1 · Hawaiian / Pacific 1 · Mediterranean 1 · Middle Eastern 1 · Southwestern / Tex-Mex 1 · Thai 1

By type

Restaurant (service type not stated) 54 · Quick service 19 · Café 15 · Bar 11 · Coffee shop 11 · Juice, smoothie, tea 9 · Dessert 8 · Other 4 · Bakery 3 · Casual dining 3 · Specialty food shop 2 · Brewery / taproom 1 · Delivery-focused 1 · Winery / distillery / taproom 1

Name	Type	Cuisine	Address	Status
Applebee's Applebee's Grill & Bar	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	American	17024 S.E. 272nd Street	open
Arby's	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	17037 SE 272nd St	open
Baskin-Robbins	Dessert · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Ice cream / frozen desserts	16729 SE 272nd St	open
Beauty And The Beans	Coffee shop	Coffee	25625 164TH Ave SE	open
Benjarong Thai Cuisine	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Thai · Asian	17017 SE 270th Pl	open
Bruchelle's Bagel Bistro	Bakery · Café	Bakery · Sandwiches · Coffee	16340 SE 256 St	open
Café Elite Café Elite	Coffee shop · Juice, smoothie, tea · Café	Coffee · Juice / smoothies	25625 164th Ave SE	open
Carl's Jr.	Quick service		17029 SE 272nd St	open
Cherry de Pön	Other · Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts	17327 SE 270th Pl	open
Chick-fil-A	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)		17440 SE 272nd St	open
Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Southwestern / Tex-Mex	17037 SE 272nd St	open
Choke Dee Thai Street	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Noodles / ramen / pho	27237 172nd Ave Se Ste 115	open
Cold Stone Creamery Cold Stone Creamery	Dessert	Ice cream / frozen desserts · Dessert	17017 SE 270th Pl, Ste 114	open
Cosmic Bottles	Bar		27116 167th Pl SE	open
Covington Teriyaki	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Japanese · Asian	27116 167th Pl SE #116	open
Crumbl - Covington	Dessert	Dessert	16915 Se 272nd St Ste 102	open
Dickey's Barbecue Pit	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	27149 185th Ave SE Ste. 113	open
Ding Tea, Covington	Juice, smoothie, tea	Tea / bubble tea	17327 Se 270th Pl Ste 101	open
Domino's Domino's Pizza	Quick service · Delivery-focused	Pizza	16929 Se 270th Place Suite B 102	open
Don Taco Covington	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	16751 SE 272nd St	open
Erics Artisan Pizza	Quick service	Pizza	23244 172nd Ave SE	open
Evergreen Smoothie	Juice, smoothie, tea	Juice / smoothies	27245 172nd Ave SE	open
Firehouse Subs Firehouse Subs	Quick service	Sandwiches · American	16929 SE 270TH PL	open
Four Horsemen Brewery	Brewery / taproom · Bar		30221 148th Ave SE	open
Glow Tea - Covington	Juice, smoothie, tea	Tea / bubble tea	16725 SE 272nd St	open
Golden Phoenix Chinese Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	16915 SE 272nd St #106	open
Gonzo's Bar & Grill	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	15423 SE 272nd St	open
Green Earth Smoothie&Coffee (Inside LA Fitness) Emerald City Smoothie	Juice, smoothie, tea · Coffee shop · Café	Juice / smoothies · Coffee	27245 172nd Ave SE	open
Grill In The Woods	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	American	29925 207th Ave SE	open
Gyros House Mediterranean Cuisine	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mediterranean · Middle Eastern · Greek	17313 SE 270th Pl Ste 110	open
Hannah's Store	Dessert		14527 SE 243rd Pl	open
Happy Lemon Bubble Tea Happy Lemon NYC	Juice, smoothie, tea · Café	Tea / bubble tea · Coffee	17307 SE 272nd St	open
Happy Pho Time	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Vietnamese · Asian	16929 Se 270th Pl Ste B-114	open
House of Pho	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Vietnamese · Noodles / ramen / pho · Asian	16717 SE 272nd St #101	open
Ichi 2 Teriyaki	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Japanese · Asian	13215 SE 240th St	open
IHOP IHOP	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Breakfast · American	27149 185th Ave SE	open
Iron Grill	Casual dining · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Bar	American	17017 SE 270th Pl	open
Jack in the Box	Quick service		16757 SE 272nd St	open
Jamba Jamba	Juice, smoothie, tea · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Juice / smoothies · Healthy / salads / bowls	17125 SE 270th Pl Ste. 101	open
Java Java Drive-Thru	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	15220 SE 272nd St	open
Jersey Mike's Jersey Mike's Subs	Specialty food shop · Quick service	Sandwiches	17309 SE 270th Pl	open
Jimmy John's Jimmy John's	Quick service · Specialty food shop	Sandwiches	17224 Se 272nd St Suite 3	open
Kelly Latte's	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	24220 132nd Ave SE	open
KFC KFC	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	17425 SE 272nd St	open
La Chata Cocina Mexicana	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	27115 185th Ave SE	open
Lake Meridian Espresso + More	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	15209 SE 272nd St	open
Leeco Meridian Valley Llc	Restaurant (service type not stated)		13308 SE 240th St	open
Legendary Doughnuts Legendary Doughnuts	Bakery · Dessert	Dessert · Bakery	27237 172nd Ave SE #109	open
Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	15423 SE 272nd St	open
Los Cabos Family Mexican	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	16751 SE 272nd St	open
Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Asian	17615 SE 272nd St #102	open
McDonald's McDonald's	Quick service	Burgers · American	17431 SE 272nd St	open
Mezcal Mexican Restaurant Covington, WA Mezcal-Colfax	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	27149 185th Ave SE	open
Min Corp	Restaurant (service type not stated)		16729 SE 272nd St	open
Mizu Japanese Steakhouse	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Asian · Sushi · Steakhouse · Seafood · Japanese	27149 185th Ave SE Ste 103	open
Nana's Southern Kitchen	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Cajun, Creole, Southern	27149 185th Ave Se Ste 113	open
Nikki's Restaurant and Lounge	Restaurant (service type not stated)	American	27120 174th Pl SE	open
Nothing Bundt Cakes	Dessert	Dessert	27149 185th Ave SE Ste 109	open
Panda Express	Quick service	Chinese · Asian	17335 Se 270th Place	open
Papa Johns Pizza Papa John's Pizza	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	13308 SE 240th St	open
Papa Murphy's Papa Murphy's - Jefferson City	Quick service · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	16783 South East 272nd Street	open
Pardon My Cheesesteak	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Sandwiches	27149 185th Ave SE Ste 115	open
Pizza Hut	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	27237 172nd Ave SE	open
Pizza Takeout & Delivery Papa Murphy's	Quick service			open
Poke Northwest Covington	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Hawaiian / Pacific · Seafood · Japanese · Healthy / salads / bowls	27331 172nd Ave SE #104	open
Puerto Vallarta Family Mexican Restaurant	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	16717 SE 272nd St	open
Pupusas Locas	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Latin American (other)	17017 SE 270th Pl	open
Pussycat Cupcakes, LLC	Bakery · Dessert	Dessert · Bakery	Order Online	open
Quiznos	Other	Sandwiches	27116 167th Pl SE Ste 102	open
Raise the Bar	Bar · Café	Coffee	15423 SE 272nd St	open
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Red Robin Gourmet Burgers	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers · American	27193 185th Ave SE	open
Relax Mode Coffee	Coffee shop · Café	Coffee	25501 157th Ave SE	open
Rolling Smoke BBQ & Co	Restaurant (service type not stated)	BBQ	Covington Locksmith, 25204 156th Ave SE	open
Round Table Pizza	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	13036 Kent Kangley Rd	open
Rusty Elbow Pub & Grub	Bar		15423 SE 272nd St	open
Shady Acres Farm and Chicken Ranch	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chicken / wings	29409 188th Ave SE	open
Sharetea Covington Sharetea USA	Juice, smoothie, tea · Café	Tea / bubble tea · Coffee	17039 SE 272nd St Ste 118	open
Starbucks Starbucks	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	27116 168th Pl SE	open
Starbucks Starbucks	Coffee shop · Juice, smoothie, tea · Café	Coffee · Tea / bubble tea	27177 185th Ave Se 101	open
Starbucks Coffee Company Starbucks	Coffee shop · Restaurant (service type not stated) · Café	Coffee	17313 SE 270th Pl	open
Starbucks Coffee Company Starbucks	Coffee shop · Café	Coffee	13304 SE 240th St	open
Stottle Winery Covington Tasting Room Stottle Winery	Winery / distillery / taproom · Bar		16783 SE 272nd St Suite A	open
Subway	Other	Sandwiches	17432 SE 270th Pl	open
Subway	Other	Sandwiches	13308 Se 240th St Ste D-5	open
Taco Jalisco	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican	28606 132nd Ave SE	open
Taco Time Taco Time NW	Quick service	Mexican	17211 SE 272nd St	open
TacosLand	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Mexican · Latin American (other)	13302 SE 240th St	open
Teriyaki Wok	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Chinese · Sushi · Japanese	16747 SE 272nd St	open
The Bomb Shelter	Bar		20018 SE 260th Pl	open
The Rock Wood Fired Pizza	Bar · Restaurant (service type not stated)	Burgers · Pizza	17309 SE 270th Pl	open
Trapper's Sushi Trapper's Sushi Co. - Puyallup	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Japanese · Sushi · Asian	16908 SE 269th Pl	open
Vue Prime Mexican Steakhouse	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Steakhouse · Mexican · Latin American (other)	15423 SE 272nd St Ste 101	open
Wendy's Wendy's	Quick service	Burgers · American	16703 Se 272nd St	open
ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi Zenshi Sushi	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Japanese · Sushi · Asian	17023 SE 272nd St	open
Dgw Pizza Inc	Restaurant (service type not stated)	Pizza	15423 SE 272nd St	closed

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

Year	All food service	Restaurants	Full-service	Limited-service	Snack & beverage	Bars	Industry codes
1994	24	22	—	—	—	2	SIC1987
1995	20	17	—	—	—	3	SIC1987
1996	21	17	—	—	—	4	SIC1987
1997	25	24	—	—	—	1	SIC1987
1998	23	21	6	12	3	1	NAICS1997
1999	23	21	6	11	4	1	NAICS1997
2000	27	24	7	15	2	2	NAICS1997
2001	22	20	5	10	5	2	NAICS1997
2002	19	19	5	10	4	—	NAICS1997
2003	22	21	5	11	5	—	NAICS2002
2004	28	24	7	12	5	2	NAICS2002
2005	29	27	10	12	5	1	NAICS2002
2006	37	35	10	15	10	1	NAICS2002
2007	38	36	9	17	10	1	NAICS2002
2008	41	37	9	19	9	2	NAICS2007
2009	52	48	13	22	13	2	NAICS2007
2010	47	42	14	18	10	2	NAICS2007
2011	51	47	15	22	10	2	NAICS2007
2012	54	51	15	26	9	1	NAICS2012
2013	50	48	15	25	7	1	NAICS2012
2014	57	55	15	29	10	1	NAICS2012
2015	54	52	18	24	9	1	NAICS2012
2016	53	51	17	26	7	1	NAICS2012
2017	57	54	19	25	9	—	NAICS2017
2018	55	51	20	23	8	—	NAICS2017
2019	58	55	22	24	9	—	NAICS2017
2020	58	52	20	23	8	—	NAICS2017
2021	59	54	22	23	9	—	NAICS2017
2022	61	55	24	22	8	—	NAICS2022
2023	58	52	20	21	10	—	NAICS2022

U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns, by USPS ZIP 98042. 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)

ZCTA	Distance	Restaurants	Year
98030	3.8 mi	61	2023
98031	4.6 mi	58	2023

Distance is centroid to centroid (Census Gazetteer). Restaurants: latest ZBP year on file for that ZIP.