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Parker Colorado
 Parker
is a town in Douglas County, Colorado that in
recent years has become a exurban part of the
Denver Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 census,
the town population was 23,558. Its population as
of 2005 is estimated at over 42,000, over 145
times its population of 285 when Parker
incorporated in 1981.
The town's rapid growth in recent decades is often
credited to Jim Nicholson, whose fourteen years
spent developing the area earned him the town's
first "Cornerstone Award".
Median resident age:
30.7 years
Median household income: $74,116 (year 2000)
Median house value: $194,600 (year 2000)
Population (year
2000): 23,558.
Estimated population
in July 2004: 36,962 (+56.9% change)
Males: 11,661 (49.5%)
Females: 11,897
(50.5%)
For population 25
years and over in Parker
- High school or
higher: 97.0%
- Bachelor's
degree or higher: 45.3%
- Graduate or
professional degree: 11.8%
- Unemployed:
1.3%
- Mean travel
time to work: 28.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Parker town
- Never married:
18.4%
- Now married:
71.0%
- Separated:
0.8%
- Widowed: 1.7%
- Divorced: 8.1%
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