Lead Paint Risk in Colquitt County, Georgia

40.4%Pre-1978 Housing

7,784Pre-1978 Units

19,288Total Housing Units

15Census 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

7,784 housing units in Colquitt County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 40.4%, 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 15 of 15 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9707.02	795	1,073	74.1%	139	93	187	196	180
Census Tract 9708	913	1,470	62.1%	220	247	172	229	45
Census Tract 9703.01	751	1,254	59.9%	193	189	123	204	42
Census Tract 9701.02	430	802	53.6%	261	60	16	68	25
Census Tract 9707.04	623	1,191	52.3%	191	141	53	89	149
Census Tract 9702	611	1,256	48.6%	125	178	192	43	73
Census Tract 9705	608	1,400	43.4%	286	55	156	25	86
Census Tract 9709.02	548	1,445	37.9%	116	207	153	3	69
Census Tract 9704	480	1,309	36.7%	210	137	98	0	35
Census Tract 9709.01	500	1,390	36.0%	147	62	149	0	142
Census Tract 9703.02	382	1,071	35.7%	208	72	80	12	10
Census Tract 9701.01	343	1,250	27.4%	95	28	98	42	80
Census Tract 9707.03	460	2,105	21.9%	338	32	69	0	21
Census Tract 9706.01	178	1,013	17.6%	97	56	25	0	0
Census Tract 9706.02	162	1,259	12.9%	99	16	47	0	0