Leitersburg vs San Mar

A side-by-side comparison of Leitersburg and San Mar: population, income, housing, and more.

Leitersburg and San Mar are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Mar has the higher population (433 vs 351 in Leitersburg). Leitersburg has the higher median home value ($349,400 vs $259,600 in San Mar). Since 2019, San Mar's population has grown faster (+30.0% vs -23.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Leitersburg	San Mar
Population	351	433
Median age	50.2 yrs	66.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$88,056
Median home value	$349,400	$259,600
Median gross rent	—	$618
Housing units	207	166
Homeownership rate	82.5%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	32.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leitersburg	San Mar
Population	460 → 351 (-23.7%)	333 → 433 (+30.0%)
Median household income	—	$48,958 → $88,056 (+79.9%)
Median home value	$214,400 → $349,400 (+63.0%)	$236,600 → $259,600 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,293 → $1,292 (-0.1%)	—

Leitersburg

Population

460351

Median home value

$214,400$349,400

Median gross rent

$1,293$1,292

San Mar

Population

333433

Median household income

$48,958$88,056

Median home value

$236,600$259,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leitersburg	San Mar
Under 5	10.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	2.3%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	5.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	0.2%
55 to 64	2.3%	20.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	13.4%
75 and over	25.1%	45.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leitersburg	San Mar
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leitersburg	San Mar
No high school diploma	35.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	29.7%	59.4%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leitersburg	San Mar
Drove alone	86.7%	57.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	42.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leitersburg	San Mar
1-unit, detached	89.4%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Leitersburg	San Mar
Poverty rate	25.9%	20.8%
Average household size	1.98	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1991	1975