179,707 people (2024 Census estimate, +20.2% since 2020)
904 square miles of land · 199 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
77 active community water systems list Parker County in the area they serve, reporting 131,553 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| WALNUT CREEK SUD surface water · local government · TX1840008 | 40,410 served |
| CITY OF WEATHERFORD surface water · local government · TX1840005 | 37,002 served |
| CITY OF WILLOW PARK buys surface water · local government · TX1840027 | 7,439 served |
| PARKER COUNTY SUD SURFACE surface water · local government · TX1840079 | 6,300 served |
| CITY OF ALEDO buys surface water · local government · TX1840001 | 5,521 served |
| CITY OF SPRINGTOWN surface water · local government · TX1840003 | 3,781 served |
| CITY OF RENO buys surface water · local government · TX1840049 | 3,526 served |
| CITY OF HUDSON OAKS buys surface water · local government · TX1840006 | 3,487 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 418 people were held in Parker County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 404.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
8 school districts have their office in Parker County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $112.6 million — $93.6 million to run schools, about $11,337 per student, plus $4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $82.7 million local (mostly property tax), $25.3 million state, $11.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $96.8 million.
Spent $115.7 million — $86.5 million to run schools, about $11,007 per student, plus $18.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $78.5 million local (mostly property tax), $24 million state, $5.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $270.2 million.
Spent $50.3 million — $46.1 million to run schools, about $11,196 per student, plus $2.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $26.7 million local (mostly property tax), $22.1 million state, $5.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $45.8 million.
Spent $25.6 million — $22.2 million to run schools, about $10,638 per student, plus $1.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $16.2 million local (mostly property tax), $9.8 million state, $912,000 federal. Long-term debt: $61.6 million.
Spent $39 million — $19.1 million to run schools, about $10,942 per student, plus $18.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11 million local (mostly property tax), $10.6 million state, $1.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $41.6 million.
Spent $14.8 million — $13.9 million to run schools, about $12,656 per student, plus $220,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.6 million local (mostly property tax), $7.6 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $15.7 million.
Spent $9.4 million — $8.8 million to run schools, about $12,173 per student, plus $516,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5 million local (mostly property tax), $5 million state, $1 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.7 million.
Spent $5.1 million — $4.3 million to run schools, about $13,217 per student, plus $732,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.6 million local (mostly property tax), $2.2 million state, $397,000 federal. Long-term debt: $750,000.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Parker County about $52.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
357 bridges in Parker County: 185 in good condition, 168 fair, and 4 poor (1.1%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| FM 2552 over BLACK WARRIOR BR · built 1972 | 10,997 vehicles a day |
| IH 20 NFR over BRAZOS RIVER · built 1934 | 1,292 vehicles a day |
| TUCKER DR - PCT 1 over SILVER CREEK · built 1939 | 757 vehicles a day |
| MCVOID RD PCT 1 over TRIB OF WALNUT CREEK · built 1949 | 205 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $6.1 million of work in Parker County in fiscal 2025, about $41 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Hood County (24 mi) · Palo Pinto County (30 mi) · Tarrant County (30 mi) · Wise County (32 mi) · Johnson County (38 mi) · Jack County (38 mi).