Bensalem is a larger medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 53,604 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Bensalem is the tenth largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some towns, 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 town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bensalem who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.44%), sales jobs (13.75%), and management occupations (7.54%).

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.

One thing noticeable about Bensalem, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Bensalem is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Bensalem a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Bensalem are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Bensalem Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Bensalem citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 24.59% of adults in Bensalem have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Bensalem in 2000 was $22,838, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,352 for a family of four.

Bensalem is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bensalem home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bensalem is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bensalem include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, English, Russian, and Ukrainian.

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