Bucks County Demographics

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"Bensalem has a large and fast-growing foreign-born population, which includes large concentrations of American immigrants.
As of the census of 2000, there were 58,434 people, 22,627 households, and 15,114 families residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 82.90% White, 6.93% African American, 0.22% Native American, 6.61% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.64% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.29% of the population.

There are 22,627 households of which 30.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were 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.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,737, and the median income for a family was $58,771. Males had a median income of $39,914 versus $30,926 for females. 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.

As of April 2008, there are 427,604 registered voters in Bucks County:
Democratic: 185,407 (43.36%)
Republican: 181,701 (42.49%)
Other Parties: 60,496 (14.15%)

Like Pennsylvania at large, Bucks County is regarded as a swing vote in major elections. Bucks County was once a safeguard for the Republican Party, and although politically the county has diversified, Republicans still control most of the offices at local levels of government. County Republicans tend to hold moderate positions on environmental and social issues while advocating fiscal restraint. While the GOP controls most offices locally, at the national level, voters have favored the Democratic presidential candidate in the last four elections."