Parker is a medium-sized town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 23,514 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Parker is the 25th largest community in Colorado.

Parker has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Parker, where the median household income is $74,116.

Parker is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.37% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Parker is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Parker who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.02%), management occupations (15.60%), and sales jobs (15.54%).

Also of interest is that Parker has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 7.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Parker is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Parker a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Parker has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Parker's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small town, Parker does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Parker Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Parker is a pretty powerful place. 45.29% of the adults in Parker have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Parker in 2000 was $27,479, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,916 for a family of four. However, Parker contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Parker home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Parker is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Parker include German, Irish, English, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Parker is English. Some people also speak Spanish.