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.

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: 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.

Leonardtown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Leonardtown is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.04% of adults in Leonardtown have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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.