CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Leonardtown

Maryland · 1,475 residents · 3.85 sq mi

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With 1,475 people, Leonardtown is a city in Maryland. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 22% since 2000. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 22%. The poverty rate is 8.1%, under the national 13.2%. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,475

−22%vs 2000

vs 1,896 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−20%vs 2000

vs 44.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(129)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(97)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.7%(55)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(74)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(116)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(255)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(190)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.2%(106)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(130)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(113)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.4%(124)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.8%(86)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,682

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,563 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,034

−10%vs 2000

vs $16,614 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.1%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$97,900

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $152,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$439

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $516 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

47.9%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.3% in 2000

52.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.5%(1,375)

Black23.9%(453)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(16)

Asian1.5%(28)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.6%(1,277)

Black12.5%(184)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(6)

Asian0.3%(5)

Other0.6%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Spaniard9.2%(444)

Mexican3.5%(170)

South American0.8%(38)

Colombian0.7%(32)

Argentine0.1%(6)

Central American0.1%(5)

Guatemalan0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino1.9%(89)

Asian Indian1.1%(52)

Japanese0.4%(20)

Taiwanese0.2%(10)

Chinese0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German12%(575)

English11.3%(542)

Irish9.5%(458)

Norwegian6.8%(328)

Italian6.4%(306)

American4.7%(225)

French1.3%(61)

Swedish1.2%(60)

West Indian1.2%(56)

Jamaican1%(49)

Polish0.6%(27)

Ukrainian0.6%(27)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(24)

Australian0.5%(23)

French Canadian0.4%(18)

Finnish0.3%(14)

British0.2%(12)

Slovak0.2%(10)

Haitian0.1%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.9%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.0%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 18.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.4%(619)

Married59.6%(1,104)

Widowed2.4%(44)

Divorced4.5%(84)

Women 15+

Never married18.7%(335)

Married61.5%(1,100)

Widowed16.4%(294)

Divorced3.4%(60)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 3.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.6%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.1%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.8%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.2%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 81.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)66%(319)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)68.5%(331)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.1%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 483 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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