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.Unlike some townships, Bensalem isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bensalem are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bensalem is a township of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bensalem who work in office and administrative support (12.82%), sales jobs (8.31%), and management occupations (8.03%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.99% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.In terms of college education, Bensalem is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.74% of adults in Bensalem have a college degree. 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. Bensalem also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.95%. The most common language spoken in Bensalem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
