Parker, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 799. Estimated population in July 2024: 765 (-4.3% change)
Males: 390 (48.8%), Females: 409 (51.2%)
Armstrong County
Zip code: 16049
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $29,844
Median house value: $62,300
Population by Race
Races in Parker:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Black (1.9%)
Ancestries: German (29.5%), Irish (14.0%), United States (13.4%), English (11.6%), Dutch (5.5%), Italian (4.8%).
Elevation: 1100 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Parker
- High school or higher: 83.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Parker city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 8.1%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -55 (-6.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Parker:
- BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BUTLER, PA)
- CLARION HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CLARION, PA)
- CLARION PSYCH CNTR (about 23 miles; CLARION, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parker:
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 23 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 54 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
- DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 56 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parker:
- CLARION COUNTY (about 20 miles; CLARION, PA; Abbreviation: AXQ)
- MC VILLE (about 26 miles; FREEPORT, PA; Abbreviation: P37)
- BUTLER FARM SHOW (about 26 miles; BUTLER, PA; Abbreviation: 3G9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parker:
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
- SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,399)
- GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 50 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 50 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 50 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
Public primary/middle school in Parker:
- WASHINGTON EL SCH (Students: 330; Grades: KG – 06)