Lead Paint Risk in Elmore County, Alabama

29.4%Pre-1978 Housing

10,916Pre-1978 Units

37,085Total Housing Units

20Census 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

10,916 housing units in Elmore County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 29.4%, 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 20 of 20 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 308.01	640	1,071	59.8%	51	159	245	123	62
Census Tract 304.02	964	1,876	51.4%	307	165	345	45	102
Census Tract 312	323	707	45.7%	130	103	53	22	15
Census Tract 304.01	711	1,586	44.8%	461	50	110	0	90
Census Tract 313	836	2,040	41.0%	408	153	146	8	121
Census Tract 311	666	1,743	38.2%	362	145	152	0	7
Census Tract 309.02	608	1,735	35.0%	338	190	3	29	48
Census Tract 303	897	2,924	30.7%	248	268	187	124	70
Census Tract 302	668	2,181	30.6%	351	132	152	0	33
Census Tract 306	873	2,874	30.4%	498	167	182	20	6
Census Tract 305	674	2,355	28.6%	302	196	55	52	69
Census Tract 307.02	458	1,739	26.3%	140	215	93	10	0
Census Tract 308.02	518	2,044	25.3%	421	44	53	0	0
Census Tract 301.01	383	1,664	23.0%	120	128	77	29	29
Census Tract 301.02	205	897	22.9%	83	83	17	0	22
Census Tract 310.01	371	1,839	20.2%	177	139	16	0	39
Census Tract 310.02	279	1,648	16.9%	275	0	4	0	0
Census Tract 301.03	111	671	16.5%	55	29	14	8	5
Census Tract 307.01	464	2,965	15.6%	409	32	23	0	0
Census Tract 309.01	267	2,526	10.6%	224	40	0	3	0