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Population (year 2000): 3,140. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,222 (+2.6% change)
Males: 1,521 (48.4%), Females: 1,619 (51.6%)
La Paz County
Zip code:
85344
Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $34,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,700 (year 2000)
Races in Parker:
- White Non-Hispanic (45.4%)
- Hispanic (29.8%)
- American Indian (26.2%)
- Other race (7.5%)
- Two or more races (4.5%)
- Black (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (9.7%), English (8.9%), Irish
(8.0%), United States (4.8%), Scottish (2.5%), Dutch (2.2%).
Elevation: 423 feet
Land area: 22.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Parker
- High school or higher: 70.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Parker town
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 11.0%
9.6% Foreign born (8.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +331 (+11.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Parker:
- LA PAZ REGIONAL HOSPITAL (1200 MOHAVE ROAD P
O BOX 1149)
- PARKER PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (RT 1 BOX 12)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Parker:
- HAVASU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; LAKE
HAVASU CITY, AZ)
- PALO VERDE HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; BLYTHE, CA)
- COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 52 miles;
NEEDLES, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Parker:
- LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 72 miles;
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ; ID: IFP)
- KINGMAN (about 80 miles; KINGMAN, AZ; ID: IGM)
- YUMA MCAS/YUMA INTL (about 105 miles; YUMA, AZ; ID:
YUM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parker:
- AVI SUQUILLA (about 2 miles; PARKER, AZ; ID: P20)
- CHEMEHUEVI VALLEY (about 28 miles; CHEMEHUEVI
VALLEY, CA; ID: 49X)
- LAKE HAVASU CITY (about 30 miles; LAKE HAVASU CITY,
AZ; ID: HII)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Parker:
- MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; KINGMAN,
AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,405)
- ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE (about 109 miles; YUMA, AZ;
FT enrollment: 2,595)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 126 miles;
RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 12,213)
- LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; LOMA LINDA,
CA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
- IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE (about 127 miles; IMPERIAL,
CA; FT enrollment: 4,006)
- YAVAPAI COLLEGE (about 132 miles; PRESCOTT, AZ; FT
enrollment: 3,415)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS (about 132 miles; LAS
VEGAS, NV; FT enrollment: 15,686)
Public high school in Parker:
- PARKER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 574; Location:
1600 KOFA AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Parker:
- BLAKE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 437;
Location: 701 SOUTH NAVAJO AVENUE; Grades: PK - 03)
- WALLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 347;
Location: P.O. BOX 1090; Grades: 04 - 06)
- WALLACE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 236;
Location: P.O. BOX 1090; Grades: 07 - 08)
- PARKER ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 45;
Location: 1001 KOFA AVE; Grades: UG - UG)
Libraries in Parker:
- PARKER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$273,128; Location: 1001 NAVAJO AVENUE; 28,597 books;
1,584 audio materials; 1,145 video materials; 24 serial
subscriptions)
- COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $153,550; Location: ROUTE 1, BOX
23-B, 2ND & MOHAVE RD; 16,242 books; 134 audio
materials; 352 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)
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