Bensley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,819 at the 2010 census.GeographyBensley is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.5sqkm, of which 7.4sqkm is land and 0.06sqkm, or 0.81%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 5,435 people, 2,252 households, and 1,407 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,882.8 people per square mile (726.1/km²). There were 2,368 housing units at an average density of 820.3/sq mi (316.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.34% White, 24.32% African American, 0.64% Native American, 4.40% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 5.04% from other races, and 3.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.68% of the population.There were 2,252 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97.
