Lead Paint Risk in Baldwin County, Georgia

40.6%Pre-1978 Housing

8,184Pre-1978 Units

20,180Total 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

8,184 housing units in Baldwin County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 40.6%, compared with the state rate of 32.3%.
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 9707.01	748	930	80.4%	187	131	97	159	174
Census Tract 9707.02	632	807	78.3%	140	282	158	52	0
Census Tract 9705.01	1,041	1,665	62.5%	84	263	413	52	229
Census Tract 9704	1,257	2,042	61.6%	574	309	134	101	139
Census Tract 9702.01	922	1,799	51.3%	607	259	0	0	56
Census Tract 9706	980	1,992	49.2%	402	235	128	84	131
Census Tract 9702.02	509	1,505	33.8%	352	110	0	47	0
Census Tract 9708.01	407	1,341	30.4%	131	216	21	0	39
Census Tract 9708.02	322	1,146	28.1%	170	86	0	38	28
Census Tract 9703.02	360	1,690	21.3%	181	27	152	0	0
Census Tract 9703.01	307	1,494	20.5%	169	123	15	0	0
Census Tract 9701.02	365	1,848	19.8%	80	145	14	126	0
Census Tract 9701.01	153	875	17.5%	91	47	15	0	0
Census Tract 9705.02	181	1,046	17.3%	31	43	5	49	53