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 $128,851.00.

Jessup is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Jessup, 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 Jessup 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: 11.58% 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.

In terms of college education, Jessup is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.72% of adults 25 and older in Jessup have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jessup in 2022 was $27,066, 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 $108,264 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, Other Subsaharan African, and Nigerian.

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