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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bensalem is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. A relatively large number of people in Bensalem telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.99% 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. For the size of the township, public transportation in Bensalem is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Bensalem, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.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 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.
