Parker is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 11,431 at the 2010 census, up from 10,760 in 2000. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Parker is located in west-central Greenville County. It is bordered to the east by the city of Greenville, to the northeast by City View and Sans Souci, to the north by Berea, to the west by Pickens County, and to the south by Welcome. The western border of the CDP, which serves as the county line, follows the Saluda River.
The southern border of the CDP follows U.S. Route 123, New Easley Highway/Easley Bridge Road. US 123 leads east to the center of Greenville and west to Easley. South Carolina Highway 124 (Old Easley Highway) leads through the center of Parker, leading east to Greenville and west to US 123 in Pickens County. U.S. Route 25 (White Horse Road) runs through the east side of Parker, leading north to Travelers Rest and south to Interstate 185.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Parker CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.66%, is water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Parker had a population of 13,407. The median age was 33.6 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,963 households in Parker, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 32.5% were married-couple households, 24.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
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|White (non-Hispanic)
|5,146
|38.38%
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|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|2,728
|20.35%
|-
|Native American
|23
|0.17%
|-
|Asian
|50
|0.37%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|452
|3.37%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|5,008
|37.35%
|}
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 10,760 people, 4,255 households, and 2,821 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,824 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.93% White, 16.62% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.40% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.36%.