Leonardtown is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 4,905 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 $138,295.00. 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 transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leonardtown who work in architecture and engineering (22.83%), business and financial occupations (9.24%), and computer science and math (8.29%). 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: 18.93% 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. Being a small town, Leonardtown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Leonardtown are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.04% of adults in Leonardtown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Leonardtown in 2022 was $46,508, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,032 for a family of four. However, Leonardtown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 13.08% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Leonardtown include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Leonardtown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
