Another notable thing is that Parks is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Parks’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Parks is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Parks’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Parks has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Parks has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Parks than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Parks may be for you.
In Parks, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.40 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Parks does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Parks are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.06% of adults in Parks have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Parks in 2022 was $42,436, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,744 for a family of four. However, Parks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Parks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parks residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Parks include German, English, Danish, Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Parks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and Native American languages.
