Parker

Population: 1,247
Median household income: $87,632
Median home value: $208,000

Located in Turner County, South Dakota, Parker is a community with a population of 1,247. Its median household income of $87,632 runs above the Turner County figure of $75,283.

From 2019 to 2023, Parker's population grew 36.9% from 911 to 1,247, while its median home value rose 62.2% from $128,200 to $208,000.

19.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,247
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $87,632
Median home value: $208,000
Median gross rent: $923
Housing units: 553
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9111,247

Median household income

$51,875$87,632

Median home value

$128,200$208,000

Median gross rent

$594$923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	911	$51,875	$128,200	$594
2020	876	$76,827	$156,800	$653
2021	990	$79,010	$168,600	$564
2022	1,111	$83,864	$183,600	$648
2023	1,247	$87,632	$208,000	$923

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	4.4%
5 to 17	265	21.3%
18 to 24	112	9.0%
25 to 34	142	11.4%
35 to 44	199	16.0%
45 to 54	137	11.0%
55 to 64	159	12.8%
65 to 74	137	11.0%
75 and over	41	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,125	90.2%
Black or African American	35	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's41.8%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	9.3%
High school graduate	242	29.7%
Some college or associate's	341	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	109	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	47	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone90.2%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	620	90.2%
Carpooled	43	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	2.6%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	231	34.5%
15 to 29 min	98	14.6%
30 to 44 min	263	39.3%
45 to 59 min	62	9.3%
60+ min	15	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 6.7% (83 of 1,238)

	Count	Share
Family households	289	56.2%
Nonfamily households	225	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	514	92.9%
Vacant	39	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	400	77.8%
Renter-occupied	114	22.2%

1-unit, detached81.2%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	449	81.2%
1-unit, attached	6	1.1%
2 to 4 units	36	6.5%
5 to 19 units	44	8.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4648380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.3978, -97.1334