Lead Paint Risk in Coffee County, Alabama

42.2%Pre-1978 Housing
10,297Pre-1978 Units
24,399Total Housing Units
16Census Tracts

How to Interpret This

This is an area-level screening signal based on Census housing-age data. It does not confirm lead paint in any specific home. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint, and certified inspection or testing is the only way to confirm a property-level hazard.

Reporter / Resident Story Kit

  • 10,297 housing units in Coffee County were built before 1978.
  • The county's pre-1978 housing share is 42.2%, compared with the state rate of 42.4%.
  • Local questions: Which neighborhoods have the oldest housing stock? Are lead-safe renovation resources available? Do renters and families with young children know how to request testing?

Highest-Risk Census Tracts

Individual census tracts ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage. Showing the top 16 of 16 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

TractPre-1978TotalRisk Rate1970s1960s1950s1940s≤1939
Census Tract 1117691,00976.2%2362552032253
Census Tract 10649667373.7%22294881280
Census Tract 1051,4382,21864.8%437449242130180
Census Tract 1097361,24159.3%1845820319299
Census Tract 1131,0802,02853.3%3903742109412
Census Tract 10250599750.7%279103452751
Census Tract 1044891,00448.7%1591121066646
Census Tract 1074841,09044.4%26912338846
Census Tract 1038702,11441.2%26325116021175
Census Tract 1106511,61340.4%186240211014
Census Tract 112.038652,33937.0%52327531360
Census Tract 1014001,10536.2%151124431468
Census Tract 112.067302,41230.3%50610111409
Census Tract 1083731,43326.0%86963011348
Census Tract 112.053441,59121.6%27668000
Census Tract 112.04671,5324.4%35191300