Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Bucks
Municipality: Bensalem township
Total Population 56,788
SEX
Male 28,205
Female 28,583
AGE
Under 5 years 4,576
5 to 17 years 10,547
18 to 20 years 2,208
21 to 24 years 3,381
25 to 44 years 21,509
45 to 54 years 5,552
55 to 59 years 1,963
60 to 64 years 1,946
65 to 74 years 3,211
75 to 84 years 1,506
85 years and over 389
Median age 31.5
Under 18 years 15,123
Percent of total population 26.6
65 years and over 5,106
Percent of total population 9.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 20,964
Family households (families) 14,789
Married-couple families 11,830
Percent of total households 56.4
Other family, male householder 778
Other family, female householder 2,181
Nonfamily households 6,175
Percent of total households 29.5
Householder living alone 4,942
Householder 65 years and over 1,304
Persons living in households 56,107
Persons per household 2.68
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 681
Institutionalized persons 494
Other persons in group quarters 187
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 50,356
Black 3,905
Percent of total population 6.9
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 105
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 2,078
Percent of total population 3.7
Other race 344
Hispanic Origin (any race) 1,241
Percent of total population 2.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 22,713
Occupied housing units 20,964
Owner occupied 12,543
Percent owner occupied 59.8
Renter occupied 8,421
Vacant housing units 1,749
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 26
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 534
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 9,172
1-unit, attached 3,725
2 to 4 units 1,044
5 to 9 units 1,943
10 or more units 5,723
Mobile home, trailer, other 1,106
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 10,966
Less than $50,000 217
$50,000 to $99,999 2,815
$100,000 to $149,999 5,443
$150,000 to $199,999 2,147
$200,000 to $299,999 314
$300,000 or more 30
Median (dollars) 117,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 8,235
Less than $250 508
$250 to $499 2,883
$500 to $749 4,146
$750 to $999 431
$1,000 or more 267
Median (dollars) 538
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 10,966
White 10,219
Black 417
Percent of occupied units 3.8
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 17
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 288
Percent of occupied units 2.6
Other race 25
Hispanic origin (of any race) 114
Percent of occupied units 1.0
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997