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. Much of the housing stock in Jessup was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Jessup economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Jessup, where the median household income is $122,574.00.

Housing costs in Jessup are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Even though Jessup is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

In terms of college education, Jessup is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.80% of adults 25 and older in Jessup have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jessup in 2022 was $26,334, 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 $105,336 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 African.

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