Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Parker is worth considering.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.41 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small town, Parker doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Parker rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.68% of adults 25 and older in Parker have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Parker in 2022 was $31,607, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,428 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 50.67% 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 Italian.
In addition, Parker has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.80%).
The most common language spoken in Parker is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
