Parker is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 3,400 people and three associated neighborhoods, Parker is the 98th largest community in Arizona.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.97% 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Parker spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.62 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Parker 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 population of Parker overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Parker, 22.70% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Parker in 2022 was $40,377, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,508 for a family of four. However, Parker contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Parker is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Parker home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Parker, accounting for 44.84% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Parker residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Parker include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Parker is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.