| Time Zone: |
Mountain |
| Average County Elevation: |
1642 Feet |
| County Land Area: |
4500 square miles |
| Elevation: |
423 feet |
| Land area: |
22.0 square miles
(the Parker Townsite is one square mile) |
| Latitude: |
34.157231 |
| Longitude: |
114.262749 |
| This county does not observe Day Light Savings Time. |
| FIPS Code: |
012 |
| Zip Code: |
Parker, Arizona 85344 |
| Telephone Area Code: |
928 |
| Population: (year 2000) |
3,140. Estimated population in July 2004: 3,167
(+0.9% change)
Males: 1,521 (48.4%), Females: 1,619 (51.6%) |
| Population change in the 1990s: |
+331 (+11.8%) |
| Races in Parker: |
White Non-Hispanic (45.4%)
Hispanic (29.8%)
American Indian (26.2%)
Other race (7.5%)
Two or more races (4.5%)
Black (1.9%) |
| Ancestries: |
German (9.7%), English (8.9%), Irish (8.0%), United
States (4.8%), Scottish (2.5%), Dutch (2.2%). |
| Persons Per Household: |
2.55 |
| Median household income: |
$34,625 (year 2000) |
| Median resident age: |
32.4 years |
| Median house value: |
$200,000 (year 2007) |
| For population 25 years and over in
Parker |
| |
High school or higher: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
Unemployed: 8.5% |
| Mean travel time to work: |
10.5 minutes |
| For population 15 years and over in
Parker town |
| |
Never married: 27.8%
Now married: 52.0%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 11.0%
9.6% Foreign born (8.3% Latin America). |
| Postal Center Type: |
Post Office |
| Crime: |
The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in
2003 was 2. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.6 per 1,000
people. |
| Filming location: |
2003 movie, "Mona Lisa Smile", 2007 "Into
the Wild" - Sean Penn |
| Nearby parks & recreation: |
Buckskin State Park, River Island State Park, La Paz
County Park |
| Wildlife: |
Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge |
| Parker attractions: |
Casino, Popular site for boating |
