Editing Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 2499
|1900= 3046
|1910= 3105
|1920= 2912
|1930= 5645
|1940= 7276
|1950= 11365
|1960= 23478
|1970= 33042
|1980= 52368
|1990= 56788
|2000= 58434
|2010= 60427
|2020= 62707
|footnote=Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bensalemtownshipbuckscountypennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref>
}}
As of the 2010 census, the township was 72.1% Non-Hispanic White, 7.3% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 10.2% Asian, and 2.6% of the population were of two or more races. 8.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA Census 2010: Pennsylvania]. Usatoday.Com. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 58,434 people, 22,627 households, and 15,114 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|2,926.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 23,535 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,178.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

There were 22,627 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 96.9 men.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,737, and the median income for a family was $58,771. Men had a median income of $39,914 versus $30,926 for women. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,517.  7.4% of the population and 6.0% of families were below the [[poverty line]].  Of the total population, 6.8% of those under the age of 18 and 10.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

===Jewish community===
Bensalem has a significant [[Jewish]] community,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170330232827/http://time.com/money/collection-post/3312358/bensalem-pa-best-places-to-live/ Time (magazine)]</ref> with the following institutions. 
* The Bensalem Jewish Outreach Center, an [[Orthodox Judaism outreach]] institution with associated synagogue Kehillas B'nai Shalom.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bensalemoutreach.org/ |title=Home |website=bensalemoutreach.org}}</ref>
* Congregation Tifereth Israel, a [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]] synagogue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiferethisraelpa.org/ |title=Home |website=tiferethisraelpa.org}}</ref>