Parker PUMA, CO

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2022 Population

127,520

12.8% 1-year decline

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

37.5

2.6% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

3.14%

7.32% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$133,085

6.58% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$615,300

15.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Parker PUMA, CO had a population of 128k people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $133,085. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Parker PUMA, CO declined from 146,239 to 127,520, a −12.8% decrease and its median household income grew from $124,865 to $133,085, a 6.58% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Parker PUMA, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.1%), White (Hispanic) (4.34%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.29%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.58%).

9.76% of the households in Parker PUMA, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.3% of the residents in Parker PUMA, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Parker PUMA, CO are Rocky Vista University (374 degrees awarded in 2022) and Stacey James Institute (109 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Parker PUMA, CO was $615,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.3%.

Most people in Parker PUMA, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Parker PUMA, CO was 2 cars per household.

Parker PUMA, CO borders Highlands Ranch PUMA, CO, Castle Rock PUMA, CO, Adams Arapahoe PUMA, CO, South Metro PUMA, CO, Southeast Aurora PUMA, CO, and Northeast Colorado PUMA, CO.

United States Colorado

Population & Diversity

Parker PUMA, CO is home to a population of 128k people, from which 96.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.27% of Parker PUMA, CO residents were born outside of the country (10.5k people).

In 2022, there were 12.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (98.1k people) in Parker PUMA, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.78k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.54k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Parker PUMA, CO are Spanish (4,564 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (730 households), and Hindi (655 households).

Citizenship

96.3%

2022 Citizenship

96.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.3% of Parker PUMA, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Parker PUMA, CO was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Parker PUMA, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Parker PUMA, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
98.1k ± 2.52k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
7.78k ± 915
White (Hispanic)
5.54k ± 707

10.3%

Hispanic Population

13.2k people

10.3% of the people in Parker PUMA, CO are hispanic (13.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Parker PUMA, CO as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

8.27%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

10.5k people

7.06%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

10.3k people

As of 2022, 8.27% of Parker PUMA, CO residents (10.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Parker PUMA, CO was 7.06%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Parker PUMA, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
4,564 households (3.81%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
730 households (0.609%)
Hindi
655 households (0.547%)

9.76% of the households in Parker PUMA, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Parker PUMA, CO was Spanish. 3.81% of the households in Parker PUMA, CO reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,549 ± 436
Vietnam
1,722 ± 370
Gulf War (1990s)
1,494 ± 338

Parker PUMA, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Parker PUMA, CO employs 66.8k people. The largest industries in Parker PUMA, CO are Construction (4,708 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,022 people), and Computer Systems Design (3,083 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of companies & enterprises ($208,889), Software publishing ($199,450), and Other professional, scientific & technical services ($198,308).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

32,947

Women

45.1%

40,081

Men

54.9%

The workforce of Parker PUMA, CO in 2020 was 73,028 people, with 45.1% woman, and 54.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Parker PUMA, CO.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

66.8k

2022 Value

−12.7%

1 Year decline

± −12.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Parker PUMA, CO declined at a rate of −12.7%, from 76.5k employees to 66.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Parker PUMA, CO, are Other managers (3,050 people), Software developers (1,890 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,746 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Parker PUMA, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

66.8k

2022 Value

−12.7%

1 Year decline

± −12.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Parker PUMA, CO declined at a rate of −12.7%, from 76.5k employees to 66.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Parker PUMA, CO, are Construction (4,708 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,022 people), and Computer Systems Design (3,083 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Parker PUMA, CO, though some of these residents may live in Parker PUMA, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$83,917

Median earning men ± $3,267

$53,080

Median earning women ± $2,507

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,806), Information ($117,206), and Manufacturing ($113,462).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($80,129), Wholesale Trade ($73,203), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,766).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.6%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Parker PUMA, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (55%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.6%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.6%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Parker PUMA, CO awarded 483 degrees. The student population of Parker PUMA, CO in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 751 male students and 854 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Parker PUMA, CO are White (354 and 73.3%), followed by Two or More Races (66 and 13.7%), Unknown (30 and 6.21%), and Hispanic or Latino (18 and 3.73%).

The largest universities in Parker PUMA, CO by number of degrees awarded are Rocky Vista University (374 and 77.4%) and Stacey James Institute (109 and 22.6%).

The most popular majors in Parker PUMA, CO are Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (279 and 57.8%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (66 and 13.7%), and General Biomedical Sciences (60 and 12.4%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.432% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.558% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Parker PUMA, CO in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (32.2k), Some college (21k), and Graduate Degree (15.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Parker PUMA, CO was $615,300 in 2022, which is 2.18 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $533,000 to $615,300, a 15.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Parker PUMA, CO is 78.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Parker PUMA, CO have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Parker PUMA, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Parker PUMA, CO is $133,085. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Parker PUMA, CO was Castle Rock PUMA, CO with a value of $147,181, followed by Parker PUMA, CO and Foothills PUMA, CO, with respective values of $133,085 and $130,889.

Property

$615,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,022

$35,529

Median Property Taxes

±$1,206

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Parker PUMA, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Parker PUMA, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.3%

Homeownership

2022

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.3% of the housing units in Parker PUMA, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Parker PUMA, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Parker PUMA, CO was Castle Rock PUMA, CO with a value of $147,181, followed by Parker PUMA, CO and Foothills PUMA, CO, with respective values of $133,085 and $130,889.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Parker PUMA, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$133,085

Median Household Income

± $4,229

45.4k

Number of Households

± 1,601

In 2022, the median household income of the 45.4k households in Parker PUMA, CO grew to $133,085 from the previous year's value of $124,865.

The following chart displays the households in Parker PUMA, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Parker PUMA, CO

0.454

2021 Wage GINI in Parker PUMA, CO

In 2022, the income inequality in Parker PUMA, CO was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.36% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Parker PUMA, CO was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Parker PUMA, CO in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Parker PUMA, CO across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (67.6%)
Worked At Home (23.1%)
Carpooled (6.76%)

In 2022, 67.6% of workers in Parker PUMA, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.76%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parker PUMA, CO have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.2% of the workforce in Parker PUMA, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Parker PUMA, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Parker PUMA, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Parker PUMA, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parker PUMA, CO (4k out of 127k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Parker PUMA, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.9% of the population of Parker PUMA, CO has health coverage, with 68.7% on employee plans, 4.77% on Medicaid, 8.88% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 1.59% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1204 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.166% increase from the previous year (1202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1183 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 234 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

1,204 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Colorado

Primary care physicians in Colorado see an average of 1,204 patients per year. This represents a 0.166% increase from the previous year (1,202 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Colorado in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 42.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.15%

Uninsured

68.7%

Employer Coverage

4.77%

Medicaid

8.88%

Medicare

12.9%

Non-Group

1.59%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Parker PUMA, CO declined by 17% from 3.79% to 3.15%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Parker PUMA, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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