Lead Paint Risk in Covington County, Alabama

49.2%Pre-1978 Housing

9,180Pre-1978 Units

18,676Total Housing Units

14Census 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

9,180 housing units in Covington County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 49.2%, 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 14 of 14 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9627	570	862	66.1%	289	182	19	40	40
Census Tract 9625	404	665	60.8%	115	147	62	33	47
Census Tract 9620	1,176	1,967	59.8%	347	175	294	100	260
Census Tract 9624	1,017	1,710	59.5%	248	353	192	132	92
Census Tract 9618	963	1,641	58.7%	399	237	219	17	91
Census Tract 9621	437	758	57.7%	86	96	208	32	15
Census Tract 9626	393	708	55.5%	236	114	8	20	15
Census Tract 9630	999	1,909	52.3%	228	196	189	161	225
Census Tract 9629	411	871	47.2%	108	178	77	41	7
Census Tract 9619	502	1,109	45.3%	192	47	146	70	47
Census Tract 9617	759	1,802	42.1%	256	178	130	100	95
Census Tract 9628	324	796	40.7%	146	68	44	10	56
Census Tract 9616	852	2,518	33.8%	437	116	78	160	61
Census Tract 9623	373	1,360	27.4%	129	54	82	63	45