CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jessup

Maryland · 6,514 residents · 6.05 sq mi

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Jessup is a city of 6,514 people in Maryland. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.8% of people here. There are 1,351 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $115,600.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,514

−17%vs 2000

vs 7,865 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 50.9%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 140.9%(61)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(423)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2414%(910)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3441.8%(2,722)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4421.2%(1,381)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(565)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642.8%(180)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741.7%(110)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.4%(24)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,823

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,608

−65%vs 2000

vs $19,052 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

0.8%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$115,600

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $158,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$528

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $655 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.4%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

18.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic30.7%(2,412)

Black67.6%(5,317)

Hispanic / Latino1%(81)

Asian0.3%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic34%(2,212)

Black63.7%(4,150)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(73)

Asian0.4%(28)

Other1.9%(124)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4%(398)

Central American1.7%(165)

Mexican1.2%(121)

Salvadoran1.2%(117)

South American0.6%(64)

Colombian0.5%(54)

Panamanian0.3%(27)

Honduran0.1%(12)

Ecuadorian0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.4%(434)

Nepalese0.5%(54)

Pakistani0.5%(50)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German10.2%(1,014)

Subsaharan African6.3%(622)

English4.7%(471)

Irish3.1%(310)

Nigerian1.4%(135)

West Indian1.1%(114)

American1%(101)

Italian0.8%(76)

Ukrainian0.7%(71)

Dutch0.7%(65)

Polish0.6%(55)

French0.3%(29)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Guyanese0.3%(28)

French Canadian0.3%(26)

Lithuanian0.2%(21)

Swedish0.2%(16)

British0.2%(15)

Jamaican0.2%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Scottish0.1%(14)

Haitian0.1%(13)

Czech0.1%(10)

Norwegian0.1%(6)

Armenian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest English population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.2%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.9%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.6%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married64.8%(4,109)

Married22.7%(1,439)

Widowed1.1%(68)

Divorced11.5%(729)

Women 15+

Never married42%(1,008)

Married41.1%(988)

Widowed5.8%(139)

Divorced11.1%(266)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 69.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

2.8%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.9%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 83.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

20.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.2%(135)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.6%(204)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.5%(47)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 447 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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