Jessup vs Mayo

A side-by-side comparison of Jessup and Mayo: population, income, housing, and more.

Jessup and Mayo are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jessup has the higher population (9,147 vs 8,322 in Mayo). Mayo has the higher median household income ($146,206 vs $122,574 in Jessup). Mayo has the higher median home value ($583,300 vs $437,300 in Jessup).

Population, income & housing

	Jessup	Mayo
Population	9,147	8,322
Median age	36.5 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$122,574	$146,206
Median home value	$437,300	$583,300
Median gross rent	$2,056	$2,323
Housing units	1,587	3,230
Homeownership rate	52.4%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jessup	Mayo
Population	9,509 → 9,147 (-3.8%)	8,031 → 8,322 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$105,813 → $122,574 (+15.8%)	$123,750 → $146,206 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$365,500 → $437,300 (+19.6%)	$459,700 → $583,300 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,708 → $2,056 (+20.4%)	$1,659 → $2,323 (+40.0%)

Jessup

Population

9,5099,147

Median household income

$105,813$122,574

Median home value

$365,500$437,300

Median gross rent

$1,708$2,056

Mayo

Population

8,0318,322

Median household income

$123,750$146,206

Median home value

$459,700$583,300

Median gross rent

$1,659$2,323

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jessup	Mayo
Under 5	4.5%	9.0%
5 to 17	4.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	27.8%	14.7%
35 to 44	20.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	14.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.3%
65 to 74	3.8%	7.8%
75 and over	1.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jessup	Mayo
White (non-Hispanic)	26.9%	88.9%
Black or African American	59.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	4.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jessup	Mayo
No high school diploma	20.8%	6.6%
High school graduate	41.0%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jessup	Mayo
Drove alone	80.2%	67.1%
Carpooled	4.4%	4.1%
Public transit	6.7%	0.7%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	27.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jessup	Mayo
1-unit, detached	48.5%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	13.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	19.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.1%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Jessup	Mayo
Poverty rate	8.0%	4.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	2005	1990