Jessup is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 10,535 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jessup is the 76th largest community in Maryland. Jessup 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 Jessup, where the median household income is $140,561.00.

Also of interest is that Jessup has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Despite being a small town, Jessup has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Jessup are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.55% of adults in Jessup having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jessup in 2022 was $27,377, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,508 for a family of four. However, Jessup contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jessup is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jessup home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jessup residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jessup include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Jessup is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.