Lead Paint Risk in Jackson County, Alabama

45.6%Pre-1978 Housing

11,310Pre-1978 Units

24,797Total 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

11,310 housing units in Jackson County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 45.6%, 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.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9506.02	888	1,161	76.5%	311	359	106	54	58
Census Tract 9508	1,292	1,796	71.9%	317	263	175	390	147
Census Tract 9502	1,071	1,744	61.4%	312	250	259	67	183
Census Tract 9509.02	817	1,785	45.8%	522	112	79	8	96
Census Tract 9504	488	1,105	44.2%	188	91	56	69	84
Census Tract 9507	934	2,155	43.3%	393	318	77	68	78
Census Tract 9503.02	578	1,341	43.1%	201	159	115	51	52
Census Tract 9505	729	1,710	42.6%	286	169	57	62	155
Census Tract 9503.01	641	1,513	42.4%	301	58	85	6	191
Census Tract 9506.01	649	1,608	40.4%	325	141	89	16	78
Census Tract 9511.02	554	1,374	40.3%	205	94	65	29	161
Census Tract 9509.01	333	861	38.7%	183	76	48	22	4
Census Tract 9510	817	2,130	38.4%	319	103	134	76	185
Census Tract 9501.01	444	1,256	35.4%	114	97	67	24	142
Census Tract 9501.02	528	1,545	34.2%	172	176	36	66	78
Census Tract 9511.01	547	1,713	31.9%	166	217	56	29	79