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. Brandywine has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. 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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brandywine is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 (17.07%), computer science and math (13.38%), and business and financial occupations (10.72%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Brandywine telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Brandywine is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.38% of adults in Brandywine have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. 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.
