About Saint Leonard

Saint Leonard is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 5,429 people and just one neighborhood, Saint Leonard is the 171st largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns , Saint Leonard isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Saint Leonard are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Saint Leonard is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Saint Leonard who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.72%), management occupations (9.52%), and sales jobs (9.21%).

Saint Leonard is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Saint Leonard's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Saint Leonard is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Saint Leonard, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.25 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Saint Leonard is a very car-oriented town. 98.47% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Saint Leonard is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Saint Leonard has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Saint Leonard Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Saint Leonard is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.42% of adults in Saint Leonard have a college degree.

The per capita income in Saint Leonard in 2000 was $24,823, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,292 for a family of four. However, Saint Leonard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Saint Leonard is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Saint Leonard home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Saint Leonard is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Saint Leonard include Irish, English, German, Italian, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Saint Leonard is English. Some people also speak Spanish.