The number of people living within 15 miles of Parker will approach 1 million in four years, the Parker Economic Development Council reports.
Using estimates calculated from census figures collected in 2000, the council recently released a detailed demographic report compiled by Claritas, a marketing research company that predicts population and economic growth.
Growth estimates for Parker and outlying areas include figures for areas within a 5-mile, 10-mile and 15-mile radius from the center of town at South Parker Road and Mainstreet. The number of residents expected to be living within 15 miles of the town center by 2011 is 901,500, the analysis shows. As of 2000, the number was slightly less than 687,000.
Between 1990 and 2000, residents living within a five-mile radius of the center of Parker rose by 181 percent from 15,900 to 44,700, the report says. The number is now in the neighborhood of 77,500. Roughly 90 percent of people now living within the 5-mile radius are white, while the Hispanic population is about 6 percent. About 2.5 percent of residents in the same area are black.
Of the estimated 118,000 households within a 10-mile radius, roughly 23 percent claim an annual income of between $100,000 and $149,999, the report shows. Nearly 2,300 households bring in more than $500,000 annually, while 2.5 percent make $15,000 or less. The average estimated annual income for the area is $111,500.As of 2000, women outnumbered men in all three radius zones surrounding Parker; there were 12,000 more female residents within the 15-mile area than men. Population estimates by sex were not available for 2006.The 2000 census shows that the majority of residents in the Parker area are between the ages of 35 and 44. However, there were 203,000 children and teenagers living within 15 miles of Parker seven years ago; those over the age of 55 accounted for only 110,700 of the people residing in the same area.
Nearly half - 48 percent - of the people living within 5 miles of Parker hold at least a bachelor's degree; 10 percent of those have earned a master's degree.In 2000, slightly more than 72 percent of the population above the age of 15 in the immediate Parker area were married. More than 7 percent were divorcees, while nine percent were men who have never married.
Look in next week's Chronicle for more on the PEDC demographic study and what it means for Parker and its future.
Contact Chris Michlewicz at 303-841-5497 or cmichlewicz@ccnewspapers.com.
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