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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Leonardtown, 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 Leonardtown, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Leonardtown’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Leonardtown does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Leonardtown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Leonardtown. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.82% 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. 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.
