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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Jessup, MD compare?
| Figure | Jessup, MD |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 10,535 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 1,742 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 3.6 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 20.4% |
| Measure | Jessup, MD |
|---|---|
| Total population | 9,931±726 |
| Median age | 35.5±2.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.1%±4.4 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 26.8%±5.2 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 55.3%±6.2 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 6.2%±3.7 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 11.2%±3.1 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 20.7%±3.8 pts |
| Median household income | $128,851±$28,431 |
| Per capita income | $27,066±$4,432 |
| People below the poverty line | 8.3%±6.5 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3%±3.3 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $462,000±$23,509 |
| Median gross rent | $2,187±$302 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 19.0%±13.9 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 56.2%±9.4 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 3.4%±3.1 pts |
| Worked from home | 11.6%±5.2 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 81.6%±5.4 pts |
| Public transportation | 3.7%±2.6 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 26.9 min±4.5 |
| No health insurance coverage | 8.2%±5.0 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov