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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Brandywine, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Brandywine, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Brandywine’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Brandywine does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.Unlike some towns, Brandywine isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brandywine are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brandywine is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brandywine who work in management occupations (15.90%), computer science and math (13.07%), and office and administrative support (9.98%). 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. One downside of living in Brandywine is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Brandywine, the average commute to work is 39.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. 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 citizens of Brandywine are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.
