South Jackson
South Jackson is the part of town the brochures forget. Zip 39212 runs from Raymond Road down past the airport spur, and the housing stock tells the story: postwar brick ranches, double-wides on long lots, and the occasional vinyl-sided new build where someone bet on the block. Rent is the cheapest in the metro, which is the honest pitch. The tradeoff is thinner retail, a longer drive to anything resembling date night, and a reputation Jacksonians argue about at length. If you want a yard, a mortgage under your income, and neighbors who actually wave, the math works.
South Jackson by the numbers
South Jackson runs male-heavy, about 53% men to 47% women.
Median individual income in South Jackson is about $28,800.
Mississippi doesn’t register by party; by the 2024 presidential vote Hinds County leaned heavily Democratic, about 72% Harris to 26% Trump (the suburban Rankin/Madison counties lean Republican).
The median renter in South Jackson pays about $1,110 a month.
About 6,100 South Jackson residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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The Iron Horse Grill
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Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Rooster's Fondren
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Walker's Drive In
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Scrooge's Fine Foods & Drink
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Ole Tavern on George Street
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Hen & Egg
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Fondren Taste Bar & Grill
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Library Lounge
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Debo's Lounge
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South & Farish Bar and Bistro
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Good Bar
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Last Call Sports Bar