Bensalem township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 62,569 ( 2,142 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.9 square miles
Population density: 3150.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	38,620	61.72%	11.3%
Black:	5,032	8.04%	18.7%
Indian:	56	0.09%	48.1%
Asian:	9,009	14.40%	46.3%
2+ races:	2,046	3.27%	75.3%
Hispanic:	7,711	12.32%	51.5%

Total non-White:	23,949	38.28%	42.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-4,941	-9.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,083	14.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
60,427
43,561	72.09%
4,240	7.02%
108	0.18%
6,158	10.19%
1,167	1.93%
5,091	8.43%
16,866	27.91%

2000
58,434
47,178	80.74%
3,725	6.37%
81	0.14%
3,808	6.52%
897	1.54%
2,525	4.32%
11,256	19.26%

1990
56,788
49,718	87.55%
3,807	6.70%
199	0.35%
1,907	3.36%
n/a
1,157	2.04%
7,070	12.45%

1980
52,399
47,447	90.55%
3,200	6.11%
89	0.17%
1,021	1.95%
n/a
618	1.18%
4,952	9.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-3,617	-6.2
5,610	9.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,540	-4.5
4,186	7.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,271	4.3
2,118	4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Bensalem township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.6
11,854	18.9%
50,715	81.1%
10,448	16.7%

24,400
2.55

15,850	65.0%
11,726	74.0%
1,313	8.3%
8,550	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.6
12,386	20.5%
48,041	79.5%
8,195	13.6%

23,599
2.55

15,784	66.9%
11,663	73.9%
1,335	8.5%
7,815	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
13,455	23.0%
44,979	77.0%
6,371	10.9%

22,635
2.56

15,143	66.9%
11,916	78.7%
1,205	8.0%
7,492	33.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
14,964	26.4%
41,824	73.6%
5,105	9.0%

20,796
2.70

14,761	71.0%
12,156	82.4%
1,103	7.5%
6,035	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
15,592	29.8%
36,807	70.2%
3,331	6.4%

18,932
2.73

13,963	73.8%
11,451	82.0%
1,396	10.0%
4,969	26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Bensalem township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,304	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	705	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	500	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	552	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	772	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	851	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	801	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	836	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	908	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,652	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,512	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,030	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,908	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,924	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,531	10.4%
$200,000 or more	2,614	10.7%

Median Household Income	79,053
Per Capita Income	42,245

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,531	6.3%
Public Assistance	881	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,675	15.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	27,735	76.2%
Unemployed	1,784	4.9%
In Armed Forces	99	0.3%

Total Labor Force	29,618	81.3%
Not in Labor Force	6,802	18.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	13,659	11,297	54.7%
Non-Profit	950	2,235	29.8%
Self-Employed	1,795	968	65.0%

Local Government	375	912	29.1%
State Government	532	323	62.2%
Federal Government	352	324	52.1%

Total Private + Self	15,454	12,265	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,209	3,794	36.8%
Total	17,663	16,059	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	8.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,020	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,137	21.1%
Professional, Technical	8,023	23.8%
Service Occupations	5,269	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	0.0%
All others	8,328	24.7%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	5,313	15.7%
Manufacturing	4,222	12.5%
Retail trade	4,138	12.3%
Construction	2,804	8.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,592	7.7%
Finance and insurance	1,964	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	1,930	5.7%
Educational services	1,856	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,766	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,562	4.6%
Other services	1,299	3.8%
Public administration	1,171	3.5%
Wholesale trade	1,120	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	891	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	387	1.1%
Information	361	1.1%
Utilities	262	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	53	0.2%
Management	51	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,318	3.70%
Puerto Rican	2,432	3.89%
Cuban	173	0.28%
Dominican	305	0.49%

Total Central American	1,316	2.10%
Costa Rican	177	0.28%
Guatemalan	1,022	1.63%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	12	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	87	0.14%
Other Central American	18	0.03%

Total South American	673	1.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	67	0.11%
Colombian	175	0.28%
Ecuadorian	210	0.34%
Paraguayan	58	0.09%
Peruvian	124	0.20%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	39	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	494	0.79%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	5,731	9.16%
Chinese	748	1.20%
Vietnamese	474	0.76%
Filipino	274	0.44%
Korean	259	0.41%
Bangladeshi	253	0.40%
Cambodian	46	0.07%
Mongolian	41	0.07%
Thai	20	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	42,688	71.5%
Other Indo-European	6,075	10.2%
Spanish	5,545	9.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,216	3.7%
Other Asian	967	1.6%
Chinese	834	1.4%
Vietnamese	302	0.5%
Tagalog	208	0.3%
Korean	207	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	13,737	22.0%
German	10,211	16.3%
Italian	8,259	13.2%
Polish	4,240	6.8%
English	3,718	5.9%
American	1,548	2.5%
Ukrainian	1,234	2.0%
Russian	1,021	1.6%
Hungarian	525	0.8%
Scottish	472	0.8%
European	449	0.7%
Jamaican	435	0.7%
French	432	0.7%
Lithuanian	364	0.6%
Dutch	321	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	57,455	91.8%
Not a citizen	5,114	8.2%

Native	49,460	79.0%
Foreign-born	13,109	21.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,894	4.3%	3,349	7.5%	14,099	31.7%	11,422	25.7%	8,874	20.0%	4,778	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,894	4.3%
9-12 Years	3,349	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	14,099	31.7%
Some College	11,422	25.7%
Bach. Degree	8,874	20.0%
Grad Degree	4,778	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2,789	R +694	R + 3.5%
D +2,095
2020 vs. 2012	R +4,613	R +2,616	R + 11.7%
D +1,997
2020 vs. 2008	R +4,244	R +3,233	R + 13.1%
D +1,011

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,455	R +2,539	R + 9.6%
D -1,084
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Joe Biden (D)	16,898	52.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	15,146	46.7%	375	1.2%	32,419	-2	0	0.47%
2016	57%	Hillary Clinton (D)	14,803	52.9%	Donald Trump (R)	12,357	44.1%	849	3.0%	28,009	-4	-2	0.45%
2012	53%	Barack Obama* (D)	14,901	57.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	10,533	40.9%	311	1.2%	25,745	-6	-6	0.45%
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	15,887	58.6%	John McCain (R)	10,902	40.2%	318	1.2%	27,107	-4	-5	0.45%
2004	57%	John Kerry (D)	15,512	58.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	10,786	40.8%	168	0.6%	26,466	-8	-10	0.46%
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	13,204	60.4%	George W. Bush (R)	7,982	36.5%	693	3.2%	21,879	-10	-11	0.45%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bensalem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

16,898

52.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

15,146

46.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

305

0.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

32,419

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Bensalem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

14,803

52.9%

Donald Trump (R)

12,357

44.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

516

1.8%

Other

333

1.2%

TOTAL

28,009

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Bensalem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

14,901

57.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

10,533

40.9%

Other

311

1.2%

TOTAL

25,745

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Bensalem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

15,887

58.6%

John McCain (R)

10,902

40.2%

Other

318

1.2%

TOTAL

27,107

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Bensalem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

10,786

40.8%

John Kerry (D)

15,512

58.6%

Other

168

0.6%

TOTAL

26,466

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Bensalem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

7,982

36.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

13,204

60.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

426

1.9%

Other

267

1.2%

TOTAL

21,879

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bensalem township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	47%	John Fetterman (D)	12,377	52.3%	Mehmet Oz (R)	10,510	44.4%	774 [+]	3.3%	23,661	-2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 403 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 182 (0.8%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 140 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 49 (0.2%);
2022	G	47%	Josh Shapiro (D)	13,950	59.0%	Doug Mastriano (R)	9,182	38.8%	506 [+]	2.1%	23,638	-3	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 229 (1.0%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 162 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 87 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 28 (0.1%);
2018	S1	46%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	13,583	59.7%	Lou Barletta (R)	8,816	38.8%	335 [+]	1.5%	22,734	-4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 181 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 154 (0.7%);
2018	G	46%	Tom Wolf* (D)	14,108	61.9%	Scott Wagner (R)	8,405	36.9%	278 [+]	1.2%	22,791	-4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 179 (0.8%); Paul Glover (Green) 99 (0.4%);
2016	S3	56%	Katie McGinty (D)	14,109	51.7%	Pat Toomey* (R)	12,730	46.6%	464 [+]	1.7%	27,303	-2	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 464 (1.7%);
2014	G	31%	Tom Wolf (D)	8,688	58.2%	Tom Corbett* (R)	6,244	41.8%	0	0.0%	14,932	-3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	25,206
Median Value	$327,600

Occupied	24,400	96.8%
Vacant	806	3.2%

Owned	14,458	59.3%
Rented	9,942	40.7%
Median Rent	$1,432

Single-Family Units	15,136	60.0%
Detached	10,349	41.1%
Attached	4,787	19.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,107	28.2%
Mobile Homes	808	3.2%

Bensalem township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bensalem township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Bensalem township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bensalem township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bensalem township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bensalem township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bensalem township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bensalem township, PA