Parker, CO

Census Place

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2023 Population
60,115
2.35% 1-year growth
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
36.2
1.4% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
3.19%
5.53% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$129,342
2.15% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$613,200
7.02% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
34,438
3.87% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Parker, CO had a population of 60.1k people with a median age of 36.2 and a median household income of $129,342. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Parker, CO grew from 58,733 to 60,115, a 2.35% increase and its median household income grew from $126,615 to $129,342, a 2.15% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Parker, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.65%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (4.99%), White (Hispanic) (3.83%), and Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.13%).

None of the households in Parker, 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.

95.8% of the residents in Parker, CO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Parker, CO are Rocky Vista University (391 degrees awarded in 2023) and Stacey James Institute (109 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Parker, CO was $613,200, and the homeownership rate was 72.2%.

Most people in Parker, CO N/A, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Parker, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Parker, CO is home to a population of 60.1k people, from which 95.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.51% of Parker, CO residents were born outside of the country (5.12k people).

In 2023, there were 13.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.8k people) in Parker, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.39k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%
2023 Citizenship
96%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.8% of Parker, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Parker, CO was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Parker, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    44.8k ± 1.18k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    3.39k ± 703
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3k ± 731
13.2%
Hispanic Population
7.95k people

In 2023, there were 13.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.8k people) in Parker, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.39k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.2% of the people in Parker, CO are hispanic (7.95k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Parker, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.51%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.12k people
8.11%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
4.76k people

As of 2023, 8.51% of Parker, CO residents (5.12k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Parker, CO was 8.11%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,180 ± 291
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    757 ± 196
  3. Vietnam
    604 ± 163

Parker, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.56 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Parker, CO employs 34.4k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Parker, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,156 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,066 people), and Retail Trade (3,800 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($165,469), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,162), and Utilities ($110,449).

Employment

Occupations

34.4k
2023 Value
± 1,499
3.87%
1 Year growth
± 5.92%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Parker, CO grew at a rate of 3.87%, from 33.2k employees to 34.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Parker, CO, are Management Occupations (5,332 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,824 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,702 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Parker, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

34.4k
2023 Value
± 1,499
3.87%
1 Year growth
± 5.92%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Parker, CO grew at a rate of 3.87%, from 33.2k employees to 34.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Parker, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,156 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,066 people), and Retail Trade (3,800 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Parker, CO, though some of these residents may live in Parker, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$82,723
Median earning men ± $5,087
$50,469
Median earning women ± $3,655

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($130,781), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,081), and Information ($111,528).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($89,083), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,321), and Information ($81,042).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
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 Colorado2
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.

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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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Parker, CO awarded 500 degrees. The student population of Parker, CO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 735 male students and 907 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Parker, CO are White (349 and 69.8%), followed by Two or More Races (67 and 13.4%), Unknown (40 and 8%), and Hispanic or Latino (22 and 4.4%).

The largest universities in Parker, CO by number of degrees awarded are Rocky Vista University (391 and 78.2%) and Stacey James Institute (109 and 21.8%).

The most popular majors in Parker, CO are Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (287 and 57.4%), General Biomedical Sciences (70 and 14%), and Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (66 and 13.2%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,642 students enrolled in Parker, CO, 44.8% men and 55.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,163 records, of which 54.3% were women and 45.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
Most Common
287 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Professional Doctorate recipients in Parker, CO was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Professional Doctorate from schools in Parker, CO according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Rocky Vista University
    391 degrees awarded
  2. Stacey James Institute
    109 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rocky Vista University with 391 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 191 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Parker, CO, which is 0.618 times less than the 309 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 349 degrees mean that there were 5.21 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 67 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.981% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.906% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (1.19M), High School or Equivalent (993k), and Some college (989k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Parker, CO was $613,200 in 2023, which is 2.02 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $573,000 to $613,200, a 7.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Parker, CO is 72.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Parker, CO have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Parker, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$613,200
Median Property Value 2023
±$9,707
$15,561
Median Property Taxes
±$916

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, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

72.2%
Homeownership
2023
66.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 72.2% of the housing units in Parker, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$129,342
Median Household Income
± $4,841
21.6k
Number of Households
± 1,089

In 2023, the median household income of the 21.6k households in Parker, CO grew to $129,342 from the previous year's value of $126,615.

The following chart displays the households in Parker, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Parker, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Parker, CO N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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.

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Commute Time

26.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parker, CO have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Parker, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parker, CO (1.91k out of 60k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Parker, 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.

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Health

95.7% of the population of Parker, CO has health coverage, with 69.6% on employee plans, 5.79% on Medicaid, 7.31% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.24% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.249% increase from the previous year (1,204 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 219 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.33%
Uninsured
69.6%
Employer Coverage
5.79%
Medicaid
7.31%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
1.24%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Parker, CO grew by 0.736% from 4.3% to 4.33%.

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