CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Parker

South Carolina · 11,072 residents · 6.84 sq mi

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Parker is home to 11,072 people in South Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 2% of adults. The typical home is worth $32,600. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 30%. Households take in $18,336 at the median, 39% less than the US figure. Median rent is $334 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,072

+3%vs 2000

vs 10,760 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(751)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(854)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(603)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(752)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(783)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(1,816)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(1,433)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,190)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(1,165)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(1,005)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(597)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(123)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,336

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,991 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,268

−38%vs 2000

vs $13,383 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,600

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$334

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $474 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.6%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.5% in 2000

35.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.4%(8,108)

Black16.6%(1,782)

Hispanic / Latino6.4%(684)

Asian0.3%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90%(9,969)

Black9.6%(1,058)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(59)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(45)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican17.1%(2,210)

Central American10%(1,286)

Honduran6.7%(865)

South American2.8%(362)

Colombian2.8%(362)

Guatemalan2.5%(322)

Puerto Rican1.7%(216)

Cuban0.7%(91)

Salvadoran0.4%(52)

Dominican0.3%(39)

Nicaraguan0.2%(26)

Costa Rican0.2%(21)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(43)

Japanese0.2%(27)

Filipino0.2%(21)

Ancestry

American5.6%(723)

Irish5.3%(690)

English3.9%(500)

German3.7%(482)

French1.3%(162)

Dutch1.1%(143)

West Indian1.1%(143)

Jamaican1.1%(143)

Scottish1%(134)

Polish0.8%(99)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(93)

Italian0.6%(83)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(45)

French Canadian0.2%(29)

Portuguese0.2%(27)

Austrian0.2%(25)

Greek0.2%(24)

Norwegian0.2%(23)

Israeli0.1%(18)

Welsh0.1%(14)

Russian0.1%(11)

Swedish0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Arab0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

39.2%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married56.6%(2,867)

Married33.9%(1,716)

Widowed0.8%(40)

Divorced8.8%(444)

Women 15+

Never married47.5%(2,503)

Married34.1%(1,794)

Widowed7.4%(390)

Divorced11%(579)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

28.8%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 31.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

27.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.2%(53)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.3%(134)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18%(85)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 473 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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