Parker (Florida)

Bay County

12-55075

Parker is a city in Bay County in the U.S. state of Florida with 4,317 inhabitants ( 2010).

Geography

Parker is adjacent to the cities of Callaway and Springfield. The city is located about 5 km east of Panama City and about 150 km west of Tallahassee.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the then 4,317 inhabitants distributed to 2,310 households. The population density was 863.4 inh. / Km ². 78.5 % of the population were white, 12.5 % African American, 0.9% Native American and 2.5 % Asian Americans. 1.2% were members of other ethnic groups and 4.3% in different ethnic groups. 5.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 29.7 % of all households lived in 28.6 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 63.4 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.32 persons and the average family size is 2.82 people.

23.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 25.4% were 20-39 years old, 27.7 % were 40-59 years old and 23.4 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 41 years. 48.7 % of the population were male and 51.3 % female.

The average annual income was $ 43,514, while 11.3 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 96.32 % of the population spoke German 1.60% and 2.08 % had a different mother tongue.

Traffic

Parker is crossed by U.S. Highway 98 ( SR 30A ) and the Florida State Road 30. The Tallahassee Regional Airport is about 150 km east of the city.

Crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 394 points ( U.S. average: 266 points ) within the average range. There was a murder, four rapes, a robbery, nine injuries, 73 burglaries, 116 thefts and 17 car thefts.