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
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)