Leonardtown is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 5,041 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leonardtown is the 130th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Leonardtown was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Leonardtown economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Leonardtown, where the median household income is $153,819.00. Leonardtown home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Leonardtown real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.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 management occupations (11.26%), computer science and math (10.93%), and business and financial occupations (8.95%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Leonardtown, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Leonardtown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Leonardtown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Leonardtown, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Leonardtown is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.72% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Leonardtown in 2022 was $56,146, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,584 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 13.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Leonardtown include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Leonardtown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
