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19020

Bensalem, PA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
56,809
Median household income
$83,223
People below poverty
13%
Median home value
$362,800

Income

The median income of households in 19020 was $83,223. An estimated 5.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.7
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9
$15,000 to $24,999 5.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 9.1
$50,000 to $74,999 17
$75,000 to $99,999 12
$100,000 to $149,999 17.6
$150,000 to $199,999 10.8
$200,000 or more 13.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 70523
Female 57612

An estimated 78.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,192. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.7
Social Security 35.6
Retirement income 27
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.7
Cash public assistance income 4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.1

In 2020-2024, 15.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 49.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19020 in 2020-2024, 91.9% had health insurance coverage and 8.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.1% and public coverage was 38.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.7%.


In 2020-2024, 19020 had a total population of 56,809 - 28,590 (50.3%) females and 28,219 (49.7%) males. The median age was 42.2 years. An estimated 19.2% of the population was under 18 years, 32.8% was 19 to 44 years, 27.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19020 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1354 1197
5 to 9 1658 1261
10 to 14 2125 1750
15 to 19 1400 1106
20 to 24 1904 1706
25 to 29 1660 2146
30 to 34 1967 2082
35 to 39 1460 1586
40 to 44 2214 1893
45 to 49 1844 1597
50 to 54 1478 1958
55 to 59 2006 1937
60 to 64 2472 2146
65 to 69 1590 2145
70 to 74 1274 1563
75 to 79 1044 1115
80 to 84 408 845
85 and over 361 557

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 64.8% were White; 5.9% were Black or African American; 3.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 13.6% were Asian; 2.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 14.6% of the people in 19020 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 63.3% of the people in 19020 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 22,523 households in 19020. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.7% of the households in 19020 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.3% of all households, while 17.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.9% of all households.

In 19020, 28.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.7
Cohabiting Couples 6.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.5% of males and 46.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.9 29.8
Now married, except separated 54.5 46.6
Separated 1.3 1.2
Widowed 2.7 10.2
Divorced 8.7 12.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19020, 1,814 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 79.7% of the people living in 19020 were U.S. natives. 63.3% of the 19020 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 20.3% of 19020 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 60.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19020 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 19020.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 30.4
Asia 48.3
Europe 15.8
Africa 5.5
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19020 in 2020-2024, 27.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.3% of people at least five years old; 12.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.3
Other Indo-European languages 12.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.3
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 19020 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.7
Different house, same county 4.9
Different county, same state 3.2
Different state 1
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 32.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19020 was 11,129 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 539 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,936. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,654.

Educational Attainment of People in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.5
High school diploma or equivalency 33.2
Some college, no degree 16.2
Associate's degree 8.1
Bachelor's degree 20
Graduate or professional degree 12.2

Disability

In 19020, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.1% of people under 18 years old, to 10.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19020, 62.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 25,629 87.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,377 8.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,354 4.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19020 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 12.8
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 12.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.3
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19020 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,267 41.7
Service occupations 3,880 13.2
Sales and office occupations 6,581 22.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,135 7.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,538 15.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.8% of 19020 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.2
Walked 1.2
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 14.5

In 2020-2024, 19020 had a total of 23,295 housing units. Of these housing units, 61.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 35.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 61.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 35.7
Mobile homes 2.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

4.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19020 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 53.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 19020 had 22,523 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 772 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.2% while renters occupied 39.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.74 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.15.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.5% and another 19.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19020:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19020 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 45
Electricity 42.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 11.6
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19020 was $362,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 60.1 % had a mortgage. 39.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,248 and for owners without a mortgage it was $822.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19020 was $1,622. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.