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Parker, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Parker is a Census town of 61,783 people across 22.45 square miles of land, in Douglas County. Median household income is $133,369, 71.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 235 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $116.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Parker
What Parker is
- Census place typetown
- Land area22.45 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,752
- County holding the largest share of its areaDouglas County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parker
How many people live in Parker
- Population61,783
- Median age36.2
- Population under 1815,897
- Share under 1825.7 percent
- Population 65 and over6,608
- Share 65 and over10.7 percent
- Households21,789
- Family households16,353
- Share of households that are families75.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parker
Income and work in Parker
- Median household income$133,369
- Per capita income$56,841
- Civilian labor force35,926
- Employed34,845
- Unemployed1,081 plus or minus 308
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over39,844
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parker
Housing in Parker
- Housing units22,397
- Occupied units21,789
- Vacant units608 plus or minus 272
- Vacancy rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied15,642
- Renter occupied6,147
- Ownership rate71.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$646,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,096
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent
- Single family units16,888
- Share single family75.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,494
- Share in buildings of two or more24.5 percent
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built2004
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parker
How Parker gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute25,357
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,533
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,488
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.4 percent
- Drove alone65.0 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home26.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parker
SBA loans in Parker (7(a))
- Approvals235
- Gross approval$116,630,700
- Average approval$496,301
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,354,160
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,161
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome35
- Paid in full33
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans5.7 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises19.1 percent
- Distinct lenders68
- Distinct industries by NAICS103
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Parker, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Parker
SBA loans in Parker (504)
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$45,787,000
- Average approval$1,090,167
- Median approval$799,000
- Largest approval$2,864,000
- Jobs supported299
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Parker, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Parker
Flood risk in Parker
- NFIP communityTown of Parker
- NFIP community number080310
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date12/02/21
The Town of Parker participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080310 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Douglas County, not Parker
Douglas County context, not Parker figures
- Establishments in Douglas County10,563
- Covered employment, Douglas County147,461
- Average annual pay, Douglas County$84,978
- Housing units permitted, Douglas County3,131
Every figure in this section is published for Douglas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Parker.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Parker questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Parker, Colorado?
61,783, in 21,789 households. Parker town covers 22.45 square miles of land, which is 2,752 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Parker in?
Douglas County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Parker?
$133,369. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $646,300. Median gross rent is $2,096 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Parker businesses?
235 7(a) approvals totaling $116.6 m since FY2020, across 68 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 42 504 approvals worth $45.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Parker, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Parker borrowers get paid back?
Of the 35 loans that have reached a final outcome, 33 were paid in full and 2 charged off, a charge off rate of 5.7 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Parker in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Parker appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Parker, town of, community 080310, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Parker figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Douglas County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Parker.
Is zoning published for Parker?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.