Leisure World

Population: 8,693
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $265,100

Located in Montgomery County, Maryland, Leisure World is a community with a population of 8,693. The median household income of $58,125 is below the Montgomery County median ($128,733).

From 2019 to 2023, Leisure World's population declined 3.8% from 9,040 to 8,693, while its median home value rose 23.8% from $214,100 to $265,100.

4.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,693
Median age: 76.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $265,100
Median gross rent: $2,111
Housing units: 6,650
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.5%
Unemployment rate: 16.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,0408,693

Median household income

$52,938$58,125

Median home value

$214,100$265,100

Median gross rent

$1,621$2,111

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,040	$52,938	$214,100	$1,621
2020	9,314	$54,789	$233,700	$1,696
2021	9,291	$61,078	$231,000	$1,786
2022	8,975	$61,679	$249,900	$1,888
2023	8,693	$58,125	$265,100	$2,111

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.3%

5 to 173.3%

18 to 241.8%

25 to 341.7%

35 to 442.8%

45 to 542.5%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 7423.7%

75 and over56.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	0.3%
5 to 17	291	3.3%
18 to 24	159	1.8%
25 to 34	151	1.7%
35 to 44	245	2.8%
45 to 54	215	2.5%
55 to 64	641	7.4%
65 to 74	2,063	23.7%
75 and over	4,898	56.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,287	60.8%
Black or African American	1,915	22.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.2%
Asian	835	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.3%
Two or more races	50	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	563	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree25.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	1.8%
High school graduate	1,683	20.5%
Some college or associate's	1,903	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,378	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,099	25.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit7.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,035	72.3%
Carpooled	33	2.3%
Public transit	101	7.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	258	18.0%
Other means	5	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	142	12.1%
15 to 29 min	513	43.7%
30 to 44 min	237	20.2%
45 to 59 min	81	6.9%
60+ min	201	17.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.44
Poverty rate: 7.8% (670 of 8,617)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,998	33.3%
Nonfamily households	4,003	66.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,001	90.2%
Vacant	649	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,925	82.1%
Renter-occupied	1,076	17.9%

1-unit, detached4.7%

1-unit, attached21.8%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units56.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	315	4.7%
1-unit, attached	1,452	21.8%
2 to 4 units	256	3.8%
5 to 19 units	870	13.1%
20 or more units	3,757	56.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2446375
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.1041, -77.0689