Brandywine is a medium-sized 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 $158,258.00.

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: 26.88% 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.75 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Brandywine ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Brandywine, 42.38% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Brandywine in 2022 was $60,289, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $241,156 for a family of four. However, Brandywine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Irish, African, German, Nigerian, and English.

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