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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bensalem Township School District, PA based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

    -- Table/Item --ValuePercent
Total households 22,925 100.0
    Family households (families) 15,245 66.5
        With own children under 18 years 6,215 27.1
    Married-couple family 11,518 50.2
        With own children under 18 years 4,533 19.8
    Male householder, no wife present, family 1,278 5.6
        With own children under 18 years 318 1.4
    Female householder, no husband present, family 2,449 10.7
        With own children under 18 years 1,364 5.9
    Nonfamily households 7,680 33.5
    Householder living alone 6,399 27.9
        65 years and over 1,989 8.7
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 6,845 29.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,546 24.2
 
Average household size 2.54
Average family size 3.16
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 58,295 100.0
    Householder 22,925 39.3
        Spouse 11,439 19.6
        Child 17,359 29.8
        Other relatives 4,115 7.1
    Nonrelatives 2,457 4.2
        Unmarried partner 1,371 2.4
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 24,189 100.0
    Never married 8,451 34.9
    Now married, except separated 12,634 52.2
    Separated 460 1.9
    Widowed 683 2.8
    Divorced 1,961 8.1
 
Females 15 years and over 24,753 100.0
    Never married 6,916 27.9
    Now married, except separated 12,065 48.7
    Separated 525 2.1
    Widowed 2,798 11.3
    Divorced 2,449 9.9
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 648 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 130 20.1
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 17
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 43
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 78
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 25
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,364 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 419 30.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 28 2.1
        1 or 2 years 156 11.4
        3 or 4 years 97 7.1
        5 or more years 138 10.1
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 419 30.7
        Who are female 265 19.4
        Who are married 290 21.3
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 13,296 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 867 6.5
        Kindergarten 614 4.6
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,039 37.9
        High school (grades 9-12) 3,042 22.9
        College or graduate school 3,734 28.1
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 41,156 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 1,437 3.5
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,695 9.0
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 15,646 38.0
        Some college, no degree 7,679 18.7
        Associate's degree 3,018 7.3
        Bachelor's degree 6,584 16.0
        Graduate or professional degree 3,097 7.5
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 87.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 23.5
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 46,507 100.0
    Civilian veterans 3,962 8.5
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 57,888 100.0
    Same house 52,942 91.5
    Different house in the U.S. 4,752 8.2
        Same county 2,049 3.5
        Different county 2,703 4.7
            Same state 1,833 3.2
            Different state 870 1.5
    Abroad 194 0.3
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 58,472 100.0
    Native 49,327 84.4
        Born in United States 48,880 83.6
            State of residence 42,180 72.1
            Different state 6,700 11.5
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 447 0.8
    Foreign born 9,145 15.6
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 9,145 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 4,430 48.4
    Not a U.S. citizen 4,715 51.6
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 9,592 100.0
 
    Native 447 4.7
        Entered 2000 or later 61 0.6
        Entered before 2000 386 4.0
 
    Foreign born 9,145 95.3
        Entered 2000 or later 2,784 29.0
        Entered before 2000 6,361 66.3
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 9,145 100.0
    Europe 1,963 21.5
    Asia 4,911 53.7
    Africa 359 3.9
    Oceania 34 0.4
    Latin America 1,830 20.0
    Northern America 48 0.5
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 55,113 100.0
    English only 44,475 80.7
    Language other than English 10,638 19.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 5,444 9.9
        Spanish 2,395 4.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 1,439 2.6
        Other Indo-European languages 5,762 10.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 2,697 4.9
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,962 3.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 1,040 1.9
        Other languages 519 0.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 268 0.5
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 58,472 100.0
    American 1,380 2.4
    Arab 90 0.2
    Czech 73 0.1
    Danish 78 0.1
    Dutch 351 0.6
    English 4,866 8.3
    French (except Basque) 1,501 2.6
    French Canadian 110 0.2
    German 12,965 22.2
    Greek 249 0.4
    Hungarian 582 1.0
    Irish 15,493 26.5
    Italian 8,742 15.0
    Lithuanian 346 0.6
    Norwegian 220 0.4
    Polish 5,466 9.3
    Portuguese 114 0.2
    Russian 1,348 2.3
    Scotch-Irish 1,068 1.8
    Scottish 640 1.1
    Slovak 183 0.3
    Subsaharan African 404 0.7
    Swedish 242 0.4
    Swiss 41 0.1
    Ukrainian 1,417 2.4
    Welsh 482 0.8
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 76 0.1
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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