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Bensalem, PA
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Bensalem profile


Living in Bensalem



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.

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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Bensalem use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Bensalem‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The 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.

The per capita income in Bensalem in 2018 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Bensalem's cultural character, accounting for 20.95% of the township’s population.

The most common language spoken in Bensalem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.