Moving to Parker, Kansas

Population: 281. Estimated population in July 2024: 306 (+8.9% change)
Males: 139 (49.5%), Females: 142 (50.5%)

Linn County

Zip code: 66072

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.7 years
Median household income: $24,531
Median house value: $45,000

Population by Race

Races in Parker:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)

Ancestries: German (25.6%), Irish (15.7%), United States (10.3%), Dutch (5.0%), English (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%).

Elevation: 1005 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Parker, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Parker

  • High school or higher: 86.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 14.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parker city

  • Never married: 12.7%
  • Now married: 68.2%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+9.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Parker:

  • OSAWATOMIE STATE HOSP PSYCHIATRIC (about 12 miles; OSAWATOMIE, KS)
  • MIAMI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PAOLA, KS)
  • ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GARNETT, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parker:

  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 62 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
  • FORBES FIELD (about 63 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 69 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Parker:

  • MIAMI COUNTY (about 15 miles; PAOLA, KS; Abbreviation: K81)
  • GARNETT MUNI (about 17 miles; GARNETT, KS; Abbreviation: K68)
  • OTTAWA MUNI (about 23 miles; OTTAWA, KS; Abbreviation: OWI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parker:

  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 53 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 56 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 57 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)

Public primary/middle school in Parker:

  • PARKER ELEM (Students: 124; Location: 421 NORTH CENTER AVE.; Grades: PK – 05)

Libraries

Library in Parker:

  • PARKER/LINN COUNTY LIBRARY DIST #1 (Operating income: $36,787; Location: 230 MAIN BOX 315; 11,825 books; 37 audio materials; 458 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)