Parker, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
12,898
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
31.9
0.314% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
29.6%
1.33% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$40,043
3.72% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$150,400
23.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,943
2.15% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Parker, SC 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.

82.9% of the residents in Parker, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Parker, SC was $150,400, and the homeownership rate was 42.6%.

Most people in Parker, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Parker, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaGreenville County, SCGreenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SCPickens (East, Central, North) & Oconee (Northeast) Counties--Easley PUMA, SCGreenville County (South & West)--Outside Greenville City PUMA, SCGreenville County (Central)--Greenville & Mauldin Cities PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Parker, SC is home to a population of 12.9k people, from which 82.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.7% of Parker, SC residents were born outside of the country (2.55k people).

In 2024, there were 1.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.14k people) in Parker, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.98k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.54k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.9%
2024 Citizenship
84.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82.9% of Parker, SC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Parker, SC was 84.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Parker, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.14k ± 621
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.98k ± 774
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    2.54k ± 626
34.6%
Hispanic Population
4.46k people

In 2024, there were 1.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.14k people) in Parker, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.98k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.54k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

34.6% of the people in Parker, SC are hispanic (4.46k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.55k people
18.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.29k people

As of 2024, 19.7% of Parker, SC residents (2.55k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Parker, SC was 18.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    118 ± 82
  2. Vietnam
    68 ± 57
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    53 ± 44

Parker, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.74 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Parker, SC employs 5.94k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Parker, SC were Construction (1,089 people), Retail Trade (943 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (727 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($66,518), Utilities ($59,350), and Educational Services ($54,025).

Employment

Occupations

5.94k
2024 Value
± 776
2.15%
1 Year growth
± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Parker, SC grew at a rate of 2.15%, from 5.82k employees to 5.94k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Parker, SC, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,001 people), Sales & Related Occupations (845 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (811 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Parker, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

5.94k
2024 Value
± 776
2.15%
1 Year growth
± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Parker, SC grew at a rate of 2.15%, from 5.82k employees to 5.94k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Parker, SC, are Construction (1,089 people), Retail Trade (943 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (727 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Parker, SC, though some of these residents may live in Parker, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$35,265
Median earning men ± $4,334
$26,375
Median earning women ± $4,201

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($54,718), Wholesale Trade ($52,016), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($53,971), Manufacturing ($46,389), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,091).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% 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 13.4%.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Parker, SC was $150,400 in 2024, which is 0.452 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,800 to $150,400, a 23.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Parker, SC is 42.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Parker, SC have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Parker, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$150,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$26,855
$2,105
Median Property Taxes
±$336

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, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

42.6%
Homeownership
2024
64.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 42.6% of the housing units in Parker, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$40,043
Median Household Income
± $5,132
4.94k
Number of Households
± 645

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.94k households in Parker, SC grew to $40,043 from the previous year's value of $38,607.

The following chart displays the households in Parker, SC 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 $30k - $35k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Parker, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.3%)
  3. Carpooled (12.3%)

In 2024, 67.6% of workers in Parker, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.3%) and those who carpooled to work (12.3%).

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

24.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parker, SC have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.25% of the workforce in Parker, SC 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, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Parker, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parker, SC (3.77k out of 12.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Parker, SC is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

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

71.2% of the population of Parker, SC has health coverage, with 23.1% on employee plans, 29.4% on Medicaid, 7.34% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.627% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.3% under 18 years, 26.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.63% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

28.8%
Uninsured
23.1%
Employer Coverage
29.4%
Medicaid
7.34%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
0.627%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Parker, SC grew by 6.12% from 27.1% to 28.8%.

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