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. 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 $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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 38.75 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The citizens of Brandywine are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.38% of adults in Brandywine have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's 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.