Parker is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 61,222 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Parker is the 19th 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 $126,615.00. Housing costs in Parker are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Parker is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.19% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Parker is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Parker who work in management occupations (15.12%), office and administrative support (11.87%), and sales jobs (10.85%). 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 home: 22.12% 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. Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Parker. 53.47% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Parker in 2022 was $52,590, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $210,360 for a family of four. Parker is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Parker home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parker residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Parker also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Parker include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Parker is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
