Parker City, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,416. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,359 (-4.0% change)
Males: 663 (46.8%), Females: 753 (53.2%)

Randolph County

Zip code: 47368

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $34,500
Median house value: $58,100

Population by Race

Races in Parker City:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)

Ancestries: United States (20.1%), German (17.8%), English (10.4%), Irish (8.5%), Dutch (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Elevation: 1025 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Parker City

• High school or higher: 80.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Unemployed: 8.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parker City town

• Never married: 17.9%
• Now married: 60.0%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 13.4%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+7.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Parker City:

• BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 13 miles; MUNCIE, IN)
• ST VINCENT RANDOLPH HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; WINCHESTER, IN)
• BLACKFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HARTFORD CITY, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parker City:

• DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 13 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)
• ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 29 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Abbreviation: AID)
• MOUNT COMFORT (about 54 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Abbreviation: MQJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Parker City:

• REESE (about 8 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: 7I2)
• RANDOLPH COUNTY (about 20 miles; WINCHESTER, IN; Abbreviation: I22)
• HAGERSTOWN (about 22 miles; HAGERSTOWN, IN; Abbreviation: I61)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parker City:

• IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 13 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
• BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
• ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
• INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
• MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 58 miles; OXFORD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,704)
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 63 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
• WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 11,734)

Schools

Public high school in Parker City:

• MONROE CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 496; Location: 1878 N CR 1000 W; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Parker City:

• MONROE CENTRAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 557; Location: 10421 W SR 32; Grades: KG – 06)