Leonardtown is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 4,974 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leonardtown is the 130th largest community in Maryland. Leonardtown 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 Leonardtown, where the median household income is $148,276.00. Housing costs in Leonardtown are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Leonardtown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Leonardtown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Leonardtown is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leonardtown who work in architecture and engineering (18.97%), management occupations (9.99%), and computer science and math (7.71%). Leonardtown is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Leonardtown, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Leonardtown 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 Leonardtown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.82% 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. Being a small town, Leonardtown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Leonardtown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Leonardtown, 46.88% 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 Leonardtown in 2022 was $51,051, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,204 for a family of four. Leonardtown is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Leonardtown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leonardtown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Leonardtown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.37% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Leonardtown include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Leonardtown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
