Parker vs Pleasanton

A side-by-side comparison of Parker and Pleasanton: population, income, housing, and more.

Parker and Pleasanton are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pleasanton has the higher population (1,434 vs 336 in Parker). Parker has the higher median household income ($84,000 vs $51,830 in Pleasanton). Parker has the higher median home value ($124,200 vs $109,400 in Pleasanton).

Population, income & housing

	Parker	Pleasanton
Population	336	1,434
Median age	39.5 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$84,000	$51,830
Median home value	$124,200	$109,400
Median gross rent	$850	$649
Housing units	166	710
Homeownership rate	92.6%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parker	Pleasanton
Population	503 → 336 (-33.2%)	1,409 → 1,434 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$58,864 → $84,000 (+42.7%)	$40,642 → $51,830 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $124,200 (+80.5%)	$68,500 → $109,400 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$706 → $649 (-8.1%)

Parker

Population

503336

Median household income

$58,864$84,000

Median home value

$68,800$124,200

Pleasanton

Population

1,4091,434

Median household income

$40,642$51,830

Median home value

$68,500$109,400

Median gross rent

$706$649

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parker	Pleasanton
Under 5	1.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	20.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	23.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	8.9%	17.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	14.2%
75 and over	2.7%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parker	Pleasanton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parker	Pleasanton
No high school diploma	11.8%	10.3%
High school graduate	43.7%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parker	Pleasanton
Drove alone	95.3%	68.0%
Carpooled	3.0%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parker	Pleasanton
1-unit, detached	91.0%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Parker	Pleasanton
Poverty rate	13.1%	13.7%
Average household size	2.27	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	43	33
Median year structure built	1982	1974