CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brandywine

Maryland · 1,489 residents · 21.0 sq mi

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Brandywine is home to 1,489 people in Maryland. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Median rent is $1,001 a month. The median household earns $50,239, about 67% above the national median. The poverty rate is 3.2%, under the national 13.2%. That is roughly 28% ahead of the Maryland median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,489

+6%vs 2000

vs 1,410 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.5

−21%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

21.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510%(149)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.1%(61)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(133)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(90)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(136)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.7%(293)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(175)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.9%(251)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.5%(82)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.8%(12)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,239

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,063 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,915

−16%vs 2000

vs $19,035 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.2%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$112,500

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $144,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,146 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.1% in 2000

11.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.1%(791)

Black38.2%(539)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(10)

Asian1.1%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.8%(1,009)

Black26.2%(390)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(68)

Asian1.9%(29)

Other4.1%(61)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.2%(262)

South American1%(118)

Colombian1%(118)

Central American0.9%(104)

Salvadoran0.6%(73)

Mexican0.5%(65)

Spaniard0.2%(19)

Nicaraguan0.1%(17)

Guatemalan0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(79)

Chinese0.5%(63)

Vietnamese0.4%(47)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.3%(33)

Ancestry

American8.3%(1,008)

Subsaharan African6%(733)

Irish3.4%(413)

German2.2%(264)

Nigerian1.7%(202)

English1.3%(164)

Brazilian0.9%(113)

Ghanaian0.8%(92)

West Indian0.7%(80)

Italian0.5%(61)

Jamaican0.5%(61)

Guyanese0.5%(58)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.5%(56)

Egyptian0.5%(56)

Danish0.4%(53)

Dutch0.2%(29)

Portuguese0.2%(25)

Ethiopian0.2%(23)

Kenyan0.2%(21)

Haitian0.2%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(16)

Scottish0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Israeli0.1%(9)

Croatian0.1%(7)

Polish0%(6)

French0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.5%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.5 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 23.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34%(1,576)

Married57%(2,646)

Widowed1.4%(65)

Divorced7.6%(354)

Women 15+

Never married35%(2,061)

Married42.7%(2,514)

Widowed10.2%(602)

Divorced12.1%(710)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 7.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.8%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 86.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.4%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)43.8%(547)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)58.4%(729)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.7%(233)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,249 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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