Lead Paint Risk in Sumter County, Florida

10.0%Pre-1978 Housing
8,075Pre-1978 Units
80,371Total Housing Units
28Census 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

  • 8,075 housing units in Sumter County were built before 1978.
  • The county's pre-1978 housing share is 10.0%, compared with the state rate of 34.9%.
  • 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 28 of 28 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

TractPre-1978TotalRisk Rate1970s1960s1950s1940s≤1939
Census Tract 9104.011,1062,17250.9%32518534719230
Census Tract 9113.0227058346.3%1041914700
Census Tract 9107.027191,62844.2%9729413157140
Census Tract 9110143243.8%113000
Census Tract 91154471,30734.2%170172384522
Census Tract 9106.018852,69532.8%7098857031
Census Tract 91057632,39331.9%38410013611132
Census Tract 9106.024891,54931.6%3139459230
Census Tract 9107.013601,26628.4%2624511825
Census Tract 9104.023921,67323.4%2141354300
Census Tract 9113.016492,88022.5%48780151948
Census Tract 91012402,00412.0%891170259
Census Tract 9117.031703,2725.2%67001030
Census Tract 9112.043617,0725.1%33003100
Census Tract 91033126,2305.0%1415254560
Census Tract 9112.031354,1373.3%1350000
Census Tract 9114.022749,1653.0%6928669615
Census Tract 9117.02993,4922.8%16670016
Census Tract 9112.061064,2222.5%8422000
Census Tract 9117.04903,8692.3%3605400
Census Tract 9112.05392,0711.9%930000
Census Tract 9112.02312,4711.3%003100
Census Tract 9108363,0791.2%360000
Census Tract 9112.07433,7871.1%0250180
Census Tract 9112.01233,3130.7%000230
Census Tract 9114.01224,0090.5%022000
Census Tract 9800000.0%00000
Census Tract 9801000.0%00000