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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 constituent 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.

A relatively large number of people in Bensalem telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Bensalem is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bensalem, the average commute to work is 30.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the township, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

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.

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: 29.42% of adults in Bensalem have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bensalem in 2018 was $38,497, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,988 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 11.00% 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: 18.91%.

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