Parker, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0857630, place: Parker town, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,337 (100%)
In labor force: 13,399 (82.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,325 (81.56%)
----Employed: 13,155 (80.52%)
----Unemployed: 170 (1.04%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.3%
--Armed Forces: 74 (0.45%)
Not in labor force: 2,938 (17.98%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,251 (50.5%)
In labor force: 6,130 (37.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,130 (37.52%)
----Employed: 6,040 (36.97%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,137 (19.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,897 (11.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 13,079 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,429 (79.74%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,184 (9.05%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 189 (1.45%)
Walked: 106 (0.81%)
Other means: 137 (1.05%)
Worked at home: 1,034 (7.91%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,155 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,313 (47.99%)
Service occupations: 1,161 (8.83%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,151 (31.55%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (0.08%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 796 (6.05%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 723 (5.5%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 77 (0.59%)
Construction: 866 (6.58%)
Manufacturing: 712 (5.41%)
Wholesale trade.: 606 (4.61%)
Retail trade: 1,442 (10.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 642 (4.88%)
Information: 1,305 (9.92%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,822 (13.85%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,249 (17.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,707 (12.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 721 (5.48%)
Other services (except public administration): 582 (4.42%)
Public administration: 424 (3.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,017 (83.75%)
Government workers: 1,283 (9.75%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 797 (6.06%)
Unpaid family workers: 58 (0.44%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,923 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 123 (1.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 94 (1.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 288 (3.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 328 (4.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 991 (12.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,210 (27.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,776 (22.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,557 (19.65%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 359 (4.53%)
$200,000 or more: 197 (2.49%)
Median household income: $74,116

With earnings: 7,646 (96.5%)
--Mean earnings: $78,636
With Social Security income: 530 (6.69%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,208
With Supplemental Security Income: 48 (0.61%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,369
With public assistance income: 34 (0.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,686
With retirement income: 535 (6.75%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,031

Families: 6,506 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 54 (0.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (0.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 180 (2.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 243 (3.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 715 (10.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,854 (28.5%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,516 (23.3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,413 (21.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 307 (4.72%)
$200,000 or more: 170 (2.61%)
Median family income: $77,384

Per capita income: $27,479

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $52,070
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,700

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 113 (1.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 92 (1.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 55 (0.85%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (0.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (0.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.09%)
Individuals: 547 (8.41%)
--18 years and over: 374 (5.75%)
----65 years and over: 13 (0.2%)
--Related children under 18 years: 167 (2.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 105 (1.61%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 171 (2.63%)

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