Brandywine is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 10,550 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brandywine is the 75th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Brandywine was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Brandywine economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Brandywine, where the median household income is $150,494.00.

Brandywine home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Brandywine real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Brandywine has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Brandywine, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.73 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In Brandywine, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Brandywine is a relatively small town. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The population of Brandywine is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.67% of adults in Brandywine have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brandywine in 2022 was $56,182, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,728 for a family of four.

Brandywine is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brandywine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brandywine residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Brandywine include African, Irish, Nigerian, Other Subsaharan African, and French.

The most common language spoken in Brandywine is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and French.