Parker, Colorado

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Back to Parker, CO housing info, Douglas County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities. See Homes for Sale in Parker. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Parker Apartments for Rent View more photos (we have 24 pictures of Parker, CO available)   Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Parker, CO Douglas County Population in July 2008: 43,767. Population change since 2000: +85.8% Males: 21,664   (49.5%) Females: 22,103   (50.5%) Median resident age:   30.7 years Colorado median age:   34.3 years Zip codes: 80134, 80138. Parker Zip Code Map Estimated median household income in 2008: $88,364 (it was $74,116 in 2000) Parker:   $88,364 Colorado:   $56,993 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $31,956 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $283,488 (it was $194,000 in 2000) Parker:   $283,488 Colorado:   $242,200 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $306,097; Detached houses: $318,564; Townhouses or other attached units: $171,028; In 2-unit structures: $230,000; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $290,497; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $268,587; Mobile homes: $154,167 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 80134 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 80138 Parker, CO residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Cherry Creek Properties Haute pottery Studio Jaxon Custom Stainless Yeti Clothing Homestake Engineering Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Parker: White Non-Hispanic (89.5%) Hispanic (5.8%) Two or more races (2.3%) Other race (1.9%) Black (1.0%) American Indian (0.9%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Parker: 99.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Parker, Colorado on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Parker is mentioned 2,643 times on our forum: Parker Co Particularly Old Town Parker: Town and Country Townhomes  (46 replies) need a few 'in-the-know' comparisons (Parker/CR)  (8 replies) Cottonwood subdivision in Parker  (3 replies) Thinking Parker Maybe???  (21 replies) Parker CO questions.  (80 replies) How is Parker, CO?  (17 replies) Latest news from Parker, CO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (29.2%), Irish (16.5%), English (11.3%), Italian (7.8%), United States (7.2%), Swedish (4.3%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Incorporated on 5/1981 Elevation: 5868 feet Land area: 14.6 square miles. Population density: 3001 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 39.52 N, Longitude: 104.77 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -5,851 (-24.8%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 2,478 (18.9%)

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Parker, Colorado - Economy and Business Data

Here:	4.0%
Colorado:	6.6%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.21
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Parker, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Parker-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 89% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.0 miles away from the Parker town center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1975, a category 3 tornado 19.5 miles away from the town center .

Parker-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 16.1 miles away from Parker center
On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.5 miles away from Parker center
On 1/26/2008 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/12/1990 at 21:38:57, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from Parker center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Birthplace of: Brian Brown - College basketball player (Denver Pioneers).

Political contributions by individuals in Parker, CO

• Everitt Airport (Runways: 1)
• Parker Adventist Hospital Heliport

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Tourist attraction: Parker Cyber Station (Amusement & Theme Parks; 18671 South Main Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map Hotels: Holiday Inn Select Parker (19308 East Cottonwood Drive) (1), Benton Robert S & Associates Inc (16021 Relic Rock Terrace) (2), Hampton Inn & Suites (19010 East Cottonwood Drive) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	3.0 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	82.3%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This town:	2.3%
Whole state:	9.3%

This town:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Parker, CO

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• Holiday Inn Select, 19308 Cottonwood Dr, Parker, CO 80138, Phone: (303) 248-2147, Fax: (303) 248-2130
• Hampton Inn & Suites, 19010 E Cottonwood Dr, Parker, CO 80138, Phone: (303) 841-2977, Fax: (303) 841-4129
• Microtel Inn And Suites, 6230 Pine Ln, Parker, CO 80138, Phone: (720) 851-2644, Fax: (720) 851-2645

Here		28.2%
USA		50.2%

14.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($72,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.68%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($581 average AGI)

Douglas County:	0.10%
Colorado average:	0.18%

from Arapahoe County, CO	3.55% ($67,161 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO	1.55% ($64,896)
from Denver County, CO	1.52% ($63,495)

10.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($69,979 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.96%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($944 average AGI)

Douglas County:	0.11%
Colorado average:	0.12%

to Arapahoe County, CO	2.62% ($53,977 average AGI)
to Denver County, CO	1.20% ($52,745)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.92% ($56,338)

• 13682 Parker Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: KNKA220
  880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
  Grant Date: 11/15/2004, Expiration Date: 10/01/2014, Certifier: Erik Young
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

• Lottie L Thompson, N Side Of Cr 158 (Cabin Gulch #30298), Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.7 m, Overall height: 94.2 m
  Registrant: American Towers, Inc, 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
• SIGNATURE ON FILE, 1/4 Mile North Of Cr#186 On Cr #21, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67 m, Overall height: 67 m, , Licensee ID: L00003811
  Registrant: Intermountain Rural Electric Association, Drawer A, Sedalia, CO 80135, Phone: (303) 688-3100
• Daniel Qualman, 10001 Newlin Gulch Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.8 m, Overall height: 30.8 m
  Registrant: Kns Communications Consultants, 1460 S. Wadsworth Blv.D, Denver, CO 80232-5441, Phone: (303) 987-2680, Email:
• 5202 W. Main Street, Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 30.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00000732
  Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:
• Jeff Littlejohn, On Hwy 83, Approx. 0.9 Mi. Ssw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 204 m, Overall height: 205.9 m
  Registrant: Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74129, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Email:

• Fire: 122
• Hazardous Condition: 274
• Service Call: 13
• Good Intent Call: 9

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• #96 (80138) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of U.S. Virgin Islander first ancestries"

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