Lead Paint Risk in Gordon County, Georgia

41.6%Pre-1978 Housing

9,651Pre-1978 Units

23,210Total 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

9,651 housing units in Gordon County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 41.6%, 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 15 of 15 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 9705	1,410	2,123	66.4%	583	335	222	73	197
Census Tract 9703.01	906	1,596	56.8%	333	331	32	45	165
Census Tract 9702.01	605	1,116	54.2%	309	144	38	29	85
Census Tract 9709.02	578	1,207	47.9%	246	101	115	34	82
Census Tract 9706.02	635	1,389	45.7%	438	155	7	0	35
Census Tract 9707	978	2,147	45.6%	427	208	80	42	221
Census Tract 9708.01	635	1,508	42.1%	493	34	77	13	18
Census Tract 9703.02	669	1,647	40.6%	282	317	64	0	6
Census Tract 9704	933	2,402	38.8%	327	285	170	74	77
Census Tract 9702.02	567	1,494	38.0%	314	158	30	56	9
Census Tract 9706.01	556	1,582	35.1%	72	393	50	0	41
Census Tract 9701.02	341	1,173	29.1%	142	105	58	8	28
Census Tract 9708.02	247	988	25.0%	120	62	45	12	8
Census Tract 9701.01	329	1,458	22.6%	90	166	0	73	0
Census Tract 9709.01	262	1,380	19.0%	127	81	35	0	19