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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Parker is $12,991, which is much lower than the state average of $24,222 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Parker median household income is $29,164, which has grown by 12.21% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Parker residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #357

Parker, SC	12,991 USD
South Carolina	24,222 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Parker, SC	21,563 USD
South Carolina	26,972 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Parker, SC	23,612 USD
South Carolina	31,966 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Parker, SC	18,810 USD
South Carolina	22,711 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #262

Parker, SC	29,164 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Parker, SC	35,650 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #188

Parker, SC	12.21%
South Carolina	21.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Parker, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.75%	$4,830, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.27%	$14,835, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.41%	$2,382, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.07%	$12,811, see rank	20.18%	$22,391	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Parker, SC	30,340 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Parker, SC	36,853 USD
South Carolina	71,602 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Parker, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$29,574, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$26,985, see rank	$29,971	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,125, see rank	$36,646	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$17,344, see rank	$31,972	$37,170
One Race, Other	$51,194, see rank	$34,798	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,000, see rank	$38,191	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Parker, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$19,531, see rank	$22,083	$25,788
25 to 44	$30,954, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,777, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$25,175, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Parker, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,973, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	4,377, 48.78%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,952, 67.44%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.18%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,944, 67.26%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,432, 82.61%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	512, 17.39%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,425, 32.56%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	4,596, 51.22%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,302, 50.09%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,302, 50.09%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,920, 83.41%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	382, 16.59%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,294, 49.91%, see rank	43.22%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Parker, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,296, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,630, 84.50%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	348, 8.10%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.02%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	99, 2.30%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	144, 3.35%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	74, 1.72%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Parker, SC	21.7 minutes
South Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Parker, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,352	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	2,432, 55.88%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	211, 8.68%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	525, 21.59%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	133, 5.47%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.33%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	615, 25.29%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	654, 26.89%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	1,920, 44.12%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	431, 22.45%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	430, 22.40%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	653, 34.01%, see rank	33.23%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 1.77%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47, 2.45%, see rank	0.33%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	325, 16.93%, see rank	7.54%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Parker, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,352, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	38, 0.87%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	714, 16.41%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	782, 17.97%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	89, 2.05%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	609, 13.99%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	122, 2.80%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	35, 0.80%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	84, 1.93%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	397, 9.12%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	638, 14.66%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	615, 14.13%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	38, 0.87%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	191, 4.39%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Parker, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,173	35.26%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	947	33.23%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.