Parkers Lake is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,207 people and just one neighborhood, Parkers Lake is the 181st largest community in Kentucky.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Parkers Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Parkers Lake is a town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Parkers Lake who work in healthcare (14.53%), food service (11.01%), and office and administrative support (10.86%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
The overall crime rate in Parkers Lake is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Parkers Lake has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Parkers Lake a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Parkers Lake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Parkers Lake, the average commute to work is 40.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Parkers Lake is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Parkers Lake with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.45% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Parkers Lake in 2022 was $17,728, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,912 for a family of four. However, Parkers Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Parkers Lake also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.17% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Parkers Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parkers Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Parkers Lake include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and British.
The most common language spoken in Parkers Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
One of the unique characteristics of the neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 97.4% of the neighborhoods in America. The neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (57.2%) than found in 96.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
In addition, there is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (0.7%) living in the neighborhood.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.0% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.8% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 18 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Parkers Lake are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 57.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 96.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 34.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 32.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.6%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Parkers Lake, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (10.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.5%), and residents who report German roots (2.6%).
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (41.2% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (84.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.