Bensalem is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 62,619 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Bensalem is the eighth largest community in Pennsylvania.
Bensalem real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Bensalem house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Bensalem has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.99% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Bensalem is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Bensalem area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The overall education level of Bensalem citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.74% of adults in Bensalem have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bensalem in 2022 was $42,245, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,980 for a family of four. However, Bensalem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bensalem is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Bensalem home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bensalem residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bensalem also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.32% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bensalem include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English.
In addition, Bensalem has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.95%).
The most common language spoken in Bensalem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.