With 1,280 people, Parker is a city in South Dakota. Few US cities rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. 249 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,676, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 100%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Parker
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$66,242 → $231,100(+249%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$41,000 → $89,676(+119%)US over the same years: +14%
Median age39.2 → 36.4(−2.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)46.5%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)53.5%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.6%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 43 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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Over time
Parker, decade by decade
Parker population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
984
$41,000
$66,242
14.9%
1.0
2000
1,031
$67,857
$115,311
16.7%
6.0
2010
1,022
$72,303
$128,896
26.7%
10.6
2020
1,194
$93,117
$190,048
24.3%
23.8
2024
1,280
$89,676
$231,100
19.9%
17.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
