Parker is a tiny city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 301 people and just one neighborhood, Parker is the 128th largest community in Idaho. Parker has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.
Parker is a blue-collar town, with 55.67% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Parker is a city of construction workers and builders, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Parker who work in management occupations (9.62%), office and administrative support (7.56%), and maintenance occupations (5.50%).
Because of many things, Parker is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Parker a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Parker has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Parker’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Parker has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Parker has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Parker than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Parker may be for you.
One downside of living in Parker is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Parker, the average commute to work is 39.75 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Parker doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Parker is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.46% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Parker in 2022 was $26,262, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,048 for a family of four. However, Parker contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Parker home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. 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.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 42.4% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.8% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
Of particular note, 7.8% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
In addition, the neighborhood stands out within Idaho for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 9.2% of college-friendly places to live in ID.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 95.7% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 33.2% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 5.9% have Danish ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Parker are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 40.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (23.0%), and 8.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (11.1%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Parker, ID, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (33.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (16.6%), and residents who report Mexican roots (11.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (7.3%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (6.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (73.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (18.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.