About Lonaconing

Lonaconing is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,878 people and just one neighborhood, Lonaconing is the 212nd largest community in Maryland. Lonaconing has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns , Lonaconing isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lonaconing are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lonaconing is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lonaconing who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.61%), sales jobs (9.98%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.34%).

Being a small town, Lonaconing does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lonaconing Information and Demographics

The population of Lonaconing has a very low overall level of education: only 8.79% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Lonaconing in 2000 was $13,989, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,956 for a family of four.

The people who call Lonaconing home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lonaconing is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lonaconing include German, Scottish, Irish, English, Scotch-Irish, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Lonaconing is English.