Lead Paint Risk in Jackson County, Georgia

19.3%Pre-1978 Housing

5,673Pre-1978 Units

29,389Total Housing Units

17Census 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

5,673 housing units in Jackson County were built before 1978.
The county's pre-1978 housing share is 19.3%, 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 17 of 17 tracts; download the full county tract CSV.

Tract	Pre-1978	Total	Risk Rate	1970s	1960s	1950s	1940s	≤1939
Census Tract 104	1,037	2,041	50.8%	326	224	156	68	263
Census Tract 107.06	625	1,586	39.4%	107	261	12	31	214
Census Tract 106.01	513	1,858	27.6%	274	146	16	0	77
Census Tract 103	577	2,122	27.2%	336	130	80	20	11
Census Tract 102	549	2,063	26.6%	289	83	56	0	121
Census Tract 105	544	2,311	23.5%	257	192	32	0	63
Census Tract 106.02	436	2,103	20.7%	191	76	14	50	105
Census Tract 107.01	222	1,109	20.0%	87	34	0	51	50
Census Tract 101.04	335	1,828	18.3%	115	60	81	48	31
Census Tract 107.04	171	1,293	13.2%	130	8	0	8	25
Census Tract 101.06	243	1,883	12.9%	50	100	24	0	69
Census Tract 107.05	159	1,433	11.1%	159	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 107.03	72	1,398	5.2%	63	0	0	0	9
Census Tract 101.09	72	1,651	4.4%	72	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 101.05	56	1,469	3.8%	56	0	0	0	0
Census Tract 101.08	37	1,506	2.5%	0	18	0	19	0
Census Tract 101.07	25	1,735	1.4%	21	4	0	0	0