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Bensalem, PA vs Houston, TX

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- Houston is 0% more densely populated than Bensalem.
- People are 11.6% less likely to be married in Houston.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years younger in Houston.
 Bensalem, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Population62,4562,293,288329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%50.2%50.5%
 Male Population49.9%49.8%49.5%
 Median Age40.533.738.4
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 Population - 201060,4372,097,647309,327,143
 Population - 200058,4341,953,631285,036,114
 Population - 199056,7881,630,553251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now3.5%18.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.5%42.1%30.8%
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 Population Density3,148.83,600.493.4
 Land Area19.8637.03,531,905.4
 Water Area1.129.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bensalem, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%7.2%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.2%6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%6.8%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.1%3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%3.8%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.2%5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%18.0%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4413.9%14.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%11.8%12.6%
 Age 55 to 598.6%5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.6%5.1%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7410.5%6.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%3.0%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.1%1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Bensalem, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 White64.6%24.1%59.4%
 Black7.6%22.1%12.2%
 Asian13.1%6.7%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.2%0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%2.0%3.2%
 Hispanic11.0%44.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bensalem, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Married Population50.0%44.2%49.8%
     Currently Married48.4%41.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%3.0%1.8%
 Single Population50.0%55.8%50.2%
 Never Married34.3%41.1%33.8%
 Divorced10.3%10.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%4.5%5.6%
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 Household Size2.552.572.60
 Households24,358878,906124,010,992
 Family Households15,567526,60680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.2%29.8%30.5%
     Married couple, no children44.4%32.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,791352,30043,255,233
     Single householder, w/children14.7%22.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.8%14.9%10.8%
Reviews for Bensalem    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I live in a 1400 square foot ranch townhouse and it would probably sell for  More

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Over 17 years ago

A sad little suburb of Philly that is comprised almost entirely of strip malls. My husband likes to joke that you could drive from one end of Bensalem to the other by  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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