Parker, South Carolina
Parker, South Carolina | ||
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FIPS code 45-54535[4] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1867528[2] |
Parker is a
Geography
Parker is located in west-central Greenville County at 34°51′13″N 82°26′23″W / 34.85361°N 82.43972°W (34.853637, -82.439776).[6] It is bordered to the east by the city of Greenville, to the northeast by City View and Sans Souci, to the north by Berea, to the west by Pickens County, and to the south by Welcome. The western border of the CDP, which serves as the county line, follows the Saluda River.
The southern border of the CDP follows U.S. Route 123, New Easley Highway/Easley Bridge Road. US 123 leads east 4 miles (6 km) to the center of Greenville and west 8 miles (13 km) to Easley. South Carolina Highway 124 (Old Easley Highway) leads through the center of Parker, leading east to Greenville and west to US 123 in Pickens County. U.S. Route 25 (White Horse Road) runs through the east side of Parker, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Travelers Rest and south 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Interstate 185.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Parker CDP has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.8 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.66%, is water.[5]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 10,760 | — | |
2010 | 11,431 | 6.2% | |
2020 | 13,407 | 17.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic)
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5,146 | 38.38% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
2,728 | 20.35% |
Native American
|
23 | 0.17% |
Asian
|
50 | 0.37% |
Other/Mixed
|
452 | 3.37% |
Latino
|
5,008 | 37.35% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,407 people, 4,355 households, and 2,391 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
At the
Of the 4,255 households 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 28.4% of households were one person and 12.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.
The age distribution was 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median household income was $25,991 and the median family income was $31,025. Males had a median income of $26,691 versus $20,143 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,383. About 15.6% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parker, South Carolina
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Parker CDP, South Carolina". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2021.