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Leonardtown, MD
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Leonardtown profile


Living in Leonardtown



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. 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 $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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Leonardtown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.93% 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 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 2018 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.