COMPARING TWO PLACES
Parker vs Tea
PLACE A
Parker, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Tea, South Dakota
Parker is 92% smaller than Tea. Tea earns more, with a median household income $80,556 higher. Tea has grown faster since 2000 (47% vs -17%).
PARKERTEADIFFERENCE
Total population6748,019−92% vs Tea
Population density7052,118−1,412
Population growth-17.3%47.1%−64.3 pts
Median age46.530.6+15.9
Male50.2%52.8%−2.6 pts
Female49.8%47.2%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born0.8%0.4%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%89.4%+6.0 pts
Black3.3%5.4%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%0.7%−0.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other0.8%3.2%−2.4 pts
Median household income$39,583$120,139−$80,556
Per capita income$25,312$41,840−$16,528
Poverty rate28.2%4.7%+23.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.315+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%47.1%−36.4 pts
Graduate degree3.5%13.8%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%2.0%+6.7 pts
Labor force participation44.4%87.5%−43.1 pts
Median home value$98,600$351,100−$252,500
Median gross rent$792$1,220−$428
Owner-occupied69.9%79.7%−9.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.2%7.1%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households60.3%44.5%+15.7 pts
Average commute28.820.2+8.6
Worked from home19.2%19.7%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.3%3.0%−2.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025