Parker County Demographics

People QuickFacts Parker County Texas
Population, 2010 116,927 25,145,561
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 32.1% 20.60%
Population, 2000 88,495 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.3% 7.70%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.5% 27.30%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.2% 10.30%
Female persons, percent, 2010 49.3% 50.40%
   
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 91.4% 70.40%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 11.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.8% 0.70%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 3.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.10%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.8% 2.70%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 10.6% 37.60%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 85.3% 45.30%
   
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 83.1% 80.80%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 3.7% 15.80%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 7.9% 33.60%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 83.5% 79.30%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 20.2% 25.40%
Veterans, 2005-2009 10,406 1,621,077
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 29.9 24.7
   
Housing units, 2010 46,628 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 79.8% 64.70%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 8.1% 24.30%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $138,900 $118,900
Households, 2005-2009 35,055 8,269,046
Persons per household, 2005-2009 3.01 2.81
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $26,143 $24,318
Median household income, 2009 $62,049 $48,286
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 9.9% 17.10%
   
Business QuickFacts Parker County Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 2,176 519,028
Private nonfarm employment, 2009 23,367 8,925,096
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 49.2% 11.20%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009 10,212 1,844,130
   
Total number of firms, 2007 12,395 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.90%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.10%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5% 20.70%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.0% 28.20%
   
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 550,365 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 524,204 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,517,829 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,971 $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 110,365 42,054,592
Building permits, 2010 147 88,461
Federal spending, 2009 523,112 216,379,449
   
Geography QuickFacts Parker County Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 903.48 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 129.4 96.3
FIPS Code 367 48
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area  

Source: U.S. Census Bureau