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.
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.
