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. 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 $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 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 management occupations (11.26%), computer science and math (10.93%), and business and financial occupations (8.95%). 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. 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. One downside of living in Leonardtown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.24 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Leonardtown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Leonardtown. 54.72% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 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.
