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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Jessup, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Jessup, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Jessup’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Jessup does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $128,851.00.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Jessup, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

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.